Core Competency Economic Principles 1.3 Course Subject Introduction to Business Last Update September 2016 Rationale I chose to use this discussion question because it talks about building a big store in a small town like Wal-Mart. In order to meet this core competency you have to be able to recognize how economic systems influence environments. By putting a Wal-Mart in a small town like this it very well could/will mess up how the economic is. In my discussion question, I show that I understand how economic systems influence environments. Knowledge In order to complete this discussion question I had to read a case study and figure out what it was about. I had to understand the concepts of businesses and the major functions of one. I knew all of this because I had to read and take notes from my introduction to business textbook. I learned about the major functions of a business and how they are run. Skills The main skill that I used to complete this discussion question was reading the paper, clearly understanding what it was saying, and saying how I felt about it. I had to take information from the text and use them in my answer to the question. By adding facts it made me understand it better and made how I felt sound stronger. I had to get all the important information into half a page. Growth and Improvement If I could redo this discussion question I think that Statement I would have tried to understand the reading more. If I would have understood the reading more I would have been able to put more facts in and make my claim sound stronger. I am not very good at understanding reading so if I worked on that I would have had a better answer to the question.