MBA Class of Preparing for Classes

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Preparing for Classes

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Your Journey

Map your journey during your 21 months

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First Year Experience (33.5 credits)

Data Analysis (3) Financial Management (3) Business, Government and the Global Economy (2)

Economic Analysis and Insights (2) (extends to Module 2)

Design/Control of the Operations Function (3)

Financial Accounting (3) Global Issues Junto Discussion Groups (1)

First Year electives (2)

(You will indicate your preference for one)

Leadership Development Experience and Ethics (1.5) (Modules 1-3)

Management Communication (2)

(extends to Module 2) Managerial Accounting (2) Organizational Behavior (3) IT Enabled Technological

Transformations (1.5) The Technology Infrastructure

(1.5) Marketing (3)

Career Management Center Courses

MODULE 1 August – November MODULE 2 November – February MODULE 3 February - May

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Your First Week of Classes

Classes are 8:00 - 9:20 am, 9:30 – 10:50 am, 11- 12:20 pm

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First Year Experience

• You will be registered for classes in the Fall

– Fall Transcript – Total credits in the Fall – 17.5 hours

– Spring Transcript –Total credits in the Spring – 16 hours

– Available electives during 1

st

_{year – two credit first year content}

electives, global immersions

• Mostly Lockstep curriculum (electives & Juntos allow for choices)

• You will each be assigned an Executive Partner Coach for your

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Learning Teams

• You will be assigned a learning team.

• Learning teams consist of a diverse mix of

students

• They enhance your learning experience

• Your classmates bring experience and

knowledge

• You will remain in your learning team for the

duration of the first year.

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Concentrations

• Business Analytics

• Consulting

• Entrepreneurship &

Private Enterprise

• Finance

• Healthcare

(only available to

students pursuing the Health Sector

Path of Distinction)

• Marketing

• Operations & Supply

Chain Management

Everyone will graduate with a General Management MBA degree.

Your diploma will indicate Masters of Business Administration. Each

student has the opportunity to declare a concentration.

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This is an EXAMPLE of how the concentrations are structured. Each

concentration has at least one CAM requirement, one elective

requirement, and a list of recommended electives from which to choose.

*= Required

Some electives may not be offered every year

CAM I

Student’s choice

CAM II

-

Entrepreneurship*

Electives

Required: Private Equity & Venture

Capital*

Corporate Finance CAM or elective

Social Entrepreneurship

Negotiations

Entrepreneurship

Required: ONE of the following

:

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Key Dates Fall 2015

(taken from Academic Calendar)

August 10-14

Pre-MBA Accounting and Quantitative Boot Camp/Orientation

(Monday-Friday)

August 17-21

REQUIRED Orientation for First Year students (Monday-Friday)

August 24

Beginning of Classes for All MBA students and Beginning of Add/Drop period

(Monday)

September 2

Last day to Add/Drop courses (Wednesday)

September 7

Labor Day – Classes in session (Monday)

October 10-13

Fall Break (Saturday-Tuesday)

November 25-29

Thanksgiving Holiday (8:00 am – Wednesday-Sunday)

December 14

End of First Year MBA Classes (Monday)

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Graduate Catalog

(on mason.wm.edu/mymba)

• Academic Standards and Grading Policies

• Courses

• Faculty

• Mason School of Business Resources

• MBA Program Information

• W&M Student Resources

You will sign a statement during Orientation asking you to acknowledge

receipt. It is your responsibility to read and make yourself aware of the

policies and procedures.

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MBA Handbook

(on

mason.wm.edu/mymba

)

• Academic Calendar

• MBA Policies

• MBA Program Staff Information

• MBAA

• Room Scheduling

• Student Expectations

• Team Policies and Performance

• You will sign a statement during Orientation asking you to acknowledge receipt.

It is your responsibility to read and make yourself aware of the policies and

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Category of Assignments

• Category A – An individual assignment. You may not receive help from anyone on this assignment. It

must be 100% your own work. All questions concerning this assignment should be addressed to your professor. It is an honor code offense to give or receive any assistance on this assignment.

• Category B – A group assignment. Your group may not receive help from anyone outside your group.

All questions concerning this assignment should be addressed to your professor. It is an honor code offense to give help to other groups and individuals or receive assistance from other groups and individuals.

• Category C – An individual assignment. You may work with others or receive help from a tutor on this assignment. You must, however, turn in your own original paper. You may not divide the work with

others or copy another student’s paper. It would be an honor code offense to do so.

• Category D – A group assignment. You may share information, discuss general concepts and

approaches to the assignment with other groups. You may get help from a tutor. Each group must turn

in their own work. You may not copy another group’s work. It would be an honor code offense to do so. • Category E – A timed assignment. You are given a specific length of time within which the work must

be completed. It is an honor code offense to violate this time restriction without permission from your

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Grading Policies

• Minimum GPA of 2.75 required for graduation

• Upon completion of 15 credit hours, all students

must achieve a cumulative GPA of at least 2.50.

• Upon completion of 30 credit hours, all students

must achieve a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75.

• Refer to the

Graduate Catalog

for information.

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Important Policies

• Dress Code – Business Casual attire expected for class. Business attire required at

all speakers and Career Management events.

• Attendance Policy

–

Class attendance in graduate programs is required. If a student

needs to miss class for any reason, he or she should contact the professor ahead of

time. If you have a job interview during a class, the email should be sent to the

Career Management Center prior to the interview in addition to contacting the

professor. Students are responsible for completing all missed class assignments.

Consequences are at the discretion of each professor. Please copy

mba.program@mason.wm.edu

if you will be missing class.

• Room and Event Scheduling – Please review this

http://www.wm.edu/offices/deanofstudents/services/studentaccessibilityservice

s/faqs/disabilitiesatwm/index.php

to schedule space in Miller Hall and campus.

• Housekeeping – Please be mindful that housekeeping is not available to clean up

items left behind on tables. It is your responsibility to put items in the trash

receptacles.

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Academic Resources

• Faculty (3

rd

_floor)

• Graduate Assistants (GA) - Each class is

assigned a GA

• Swem Library

https://swem.wm.edu/databases

• McLeod Business Library (Miller 2

nd

_floor)

• Learning Team/Other students in class

• Lynda.com

https://swem.wm.edu/databases/lynda

(Video

courses)

• Purdue OWL site – APA style is required for classes

• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/

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Miller Hall Resources

Lower Level

• 13 Group Study rooms

• Amenities - Copier, fax, mailboxes,

student kitchen, lockers

1

st

_Floor

• Admissions & Career Management

Center

• Dana Headden – For building information

• Financial Markets classroom

• 7 Group Study rooms – may be reserved

from 5pm-2:00 am, Open study - other

times

2

nd

_Floor

• MBA Program offices

• McLeod Business Library

• Brinkley Commons

• Various conference rooms including the

communication lab

• Administration

3

rd

_Floor

• Faculty Offices

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Campus Resources

• Dean of Students –

http://www.wm.edu/offices/deanofstudents/services/studentaccessi

bilityservices/faqs/disabilitiesatwm/index.php

– Student Accessibility Services (For any special academic

accommodations)

• Health

-– Counseling Ctr. -

www.wm.edu/counselingcenter/helping.php

– Student Health Center -

www.wm.edu/health/

• Rec Center –

www.wm.edu/offices/recsports/reccenter/index.php

• Sadler Center –

www.wm.edu/uc

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Where to Find out about Events/Updates

• First year calendar in Outlook – most current information

• myMBA –

mason.wm.edu/mymba

• MBA Newsletter

• Messages from the MBAA email

• Rise Vision screens (located around the building)

• Highlights e-newsletter (Career Management)

• Posters in the printing area (1

st

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