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Gender Cultural Studies

GCS 403 - Seminar in Gender/Cultural Stu

Explores the interdisciplinary nature of gender/ cultural studies and introduces the student to graduate-level research and writing. Draws upon feminist, poststructuralist, and cultural studies frameworks to examine issues of power, body, gender, sexuality, and race. Includes oral reports and research papers. Hager

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Wed	06:30PM-09:20PM	N/A	Jo Trigilio	Open	15	Yes	4.00

GCS 405 - Contemporary Critical Theory

Introduces graduate students to the concepts and practices of contemporary literary and cultural criticism. Surveys poststructuralist, psychoanalytic, Marxist, new-historicist, postcolonial, feminist, and gender theory, bringing these perspectives to bear on key literary and historical texts. (Also listed as ENGL 405 and SPAN 405.) Bergland.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue	06:30PM-09:20PM	N/A	Sheldon George	Open	19	No	4.00

GCS 410 - Issues in International Studies

In the spring of 2012, the seminar will be comparative look at European and American imperialism, broadly defined, to examine how colonial encounters and societies shaped intersecting discourses of gender and race. The current generation of feminist and postcolonial scholars has reinvigorated the analysis of empire by placing questions of gender and race at the forefront. Thus the seminar will draw from a broad range of readings, including interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks as well as historical scholarship, across a vast geography: from Africa to Latin America, India to Ireland, and the Pacific to the Caribbean. We will not pretend to cover all these areas comprehensively; rather they will provide a sampling of compelling and multifaceted cases for study. Our temporal focus will be on the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries, to trace the origins and development of what has been called the ?golden age? of Euro-American imperialism. While the chronology of political history therefore plays an important role in our study, we will look beyond political administrators to include the actions and perspectives of less obvious ?agents of imperialism? such as travelers, missionaries, slaveholders, photographers, cultural brokers, and capitalists. We will likewise complicate definitions of colonial subjects by taking into account their diverse identities, positions, and forms of resistance, such as the development of indigenous feminist and nationalist ideologies. At times we will adopt an explicitly comparative perspective regarding the workings of gender and race in metropole and colony; but even then we will consider carefully the specific local, human, and material dimensions of imperialism.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue	03:30PM-06:20PM	N/A	Jyoti Puri	Open	9	No	4.00

GCS 450 - Independent Study

Prereq.: Consent of the program director. Offers an opportunity to complete research, internship, or fieldwork projects related to the GCS program. Requires consent of a supervising faculty member; approval of the program director; and a brief proposal outlining the focus, purpose, and projected outcome, to be submitted to the program director during the semester prior to registration. May not be taken more than twice. Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Jo Trigilio	Open	25	Yes	2.00

GCS 455 - Thesis

Prereq.: Consent of the program director. Involves a year-long independent research and writing project culminating in a paper of approximately 60-80 pages under the supervision of one reader with expertise in the subject area. Requires permission from the GCS director and advisory board and a proposal approved during the semester before the course is taken. Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Jo Trigilio	Open	25	Yes	4.00

GCS 455A - Thesis Extension

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Jo Trigilio	Open	25	Yes	0.00

GCS 460 - Project

Involves a research and writing project culminating in a paper of substantial length (30-40 pages) that may include an exhibit, film, media presentation, etc. Entails integration of materials relevant to the students specialization. Requires a proposal approved during the semester before the course is taken. Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Jo Trigilio	Open	25	Yes	4.00

GCS 460A - Master's Project Extension

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Jo Trigilio	Open	25	Yes	0.00

GCS 465G - Grad. Consortium of Wom. Studs.

This course investigates theories and practices of feminist inquiry across a range of disciplines. Doing feminist research involves rethinking disciplinary assumptions and methodologies, developing new understandings of what counts as knowledge, seeking alternative ways of understanding the origins of problems/issues, formulating new ways of positing questions and redefining the relationship between subjects and objects of study.We shall be especially attentive to epistemological issues -- pre-suppositions about the nature of knowledge. Renee Bergland & Frinde Maher.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Jo Trigilio	Open	25	Yes	4.00

GCS 466G - Grad. Consortium of Wom. Studs.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Jo Trigilio	Open	25	Yes	4.00

GCS 470 - Internship

Offers students a work experience of five to ten hours per week under the direction of a workplace supervisor and a Simmons advisor. Serves as a source of information for inquiry and research. Culminates in a final paper of 20-30 pages that studies and analyzes an aspect of the work experience or site (e.g., an institutional ethnography). Requires a proposal approved during the semester prior to the internship. Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Jo Trigilio	Open	25	Yes	4.00

GCS 480 - Gender/Cultural Fieldwork

Offers an opportunity to conduct field research for five to ten hours per week under the direction of a Simmons advisor. Involves gathering empirical information for a study of approximately 20-30 pages. Requires a proposal approved during the semester prior to the fieldwork and may require approval from the institutional review board for research involving human subjects. Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Jo Trigilio	Open	25	Yes	4.00

Grad General Educ

GEDUC 400 - Pre-Practicum Seminar:

Prereq.: All required education courses Accompanies GEDUC 488. Addresses topics and issues that align with students classrom experiences. Covers topics including the Massachusetts curriculum frameworks; development of lesson plans; development of curriculum and curriculum units, classroom organization, routines, and procedures; classroom management, behavior and discipline; formal and informal assessment; issues around grading, record keeping, communication, and conferences with parents; developing professional portfolios, school culture, and teaching strategies; modifying and adapting curriculum; and techniques for children with special needs. Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/09/2013 - 12/09/2013	,Mon	04:00PM-06:50PM	N/A	Ms. Ellen M. Davidson	Open	19	No	4.00
04	09/09/2013 - 12/09/2013	,Mon	04:00PM-06:50PM	N/A	Gary Oakes	Open	18	No	4.00
05	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon	04:00PM-06:50PM	N/A	Gary Oakes	Open	20	No	4.00

GEDUC 401 - Practicum Seminar: Elementary

Develops integrated curriculum units and explores different models of curriculum design, lesson plans, and interdisciplinary teaching; teaches strategies to modify curriculum to accommodate different developmental levels and learning styles; and addresses issues of classroom management and parent communication. Develops appropriate assessment and evaluation procedures, measuring student progress. Requires practicum placement. Cunnion, Davidson, Johnson.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/09/2013 - 12/09/2013	,Mon	04:00PM-06:50PM	N/A	Ms. Ellen M. Davidson	Open	17	No	4.00

GEDUC 402 - Practicum Seminar Middle/High

Analyzes the structure and organization of middle and high schools and considers models of effective classroom management. Discusses methods of individualizing pedagogy; planning and implementing curricula; assessing student performance; and making best use of parents, colleagues, community organizations, and administrators. Uses case studies and role-play exercises, many from internship experiences. Requires a practicum placement. McKenna, Rocci, Rooney.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/09/2013 - 12/09/2013	,Mon	04:00PM-06:50PM	N/A	Gary Oakes	Open	18	No	4.00
02	09/09/2013 - 12/09/2013	,Mon	04:00PM-06:50PM	N/A	Gary Oakes	Open	20	No	4.00

GEDUC 419 - Teaching Diverse Learners in the General Classroom Using Mobile Devices

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
BL	10/25/2013 - 11/15/2013	,Fri ,Sat ,Fri	05:00PM-10:00PM 08:30AM-04:30PM 05:00PM-10:00PM	N/A N/A N/A	Ms. Madalaine K. Pugliese	Open	14	No	2.00

GEDUC 420 - Teaching for Content Area Literacy

Focuses on providing secondary teachers with research-based, pragmatic strategies to help their students develop content area literacy. Utilizing a standards-based lesson and unit planning framework, students will learn and apply reading, writing, speaking, listening and presenting tools and techniques to their respective content areas. Additionally,students will learn and apply instructional strategies for the 'new literacies' associated with the Internet. In turn, these tools,techniques, and instructional strategies will help their students to better access, understand, and communicate content, as well as become independent learners.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/09/2013 - 12/09/2013	,Mon	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Jeffrey Lucove	Open	17	No	4.00

GEDUC 424 - Integrating Edu. Tech in the Classroom

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: Stage I. Emphasizes understanding the role of technology as a teaching tool within the broader concept of curriculum development. Explores how computer technology can provide new avenues of learning in heterogeneous classrooms. Provides tools to evaluate software, develop lessons using the Internet, use digital cameras and scanners, and explore programs such as Hyperstudio and Inspiration. Involves a major curriculum project integrating a range of technologies. Kennedy, Pasquarello.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Amy Pasquarello	Open	18	No	2.00

GEDUC 444 - Research & Evaluation in Schools

Introduces students to basic quantitative research for their own use and for the interpretation of published research. Includes both diagnostic assessment and formal and informal classroom evaluation. Studies qualitative/ethnographic research and the skills necessary for accurate classroom observation. Involves framing a research question and proposing an investigation generally completed during clinical teaching. Abraham.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/05/2013	,Thu	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Paul F. Abraham	Open	18	No	4.00

GEDUC 445 - Educational Psychology

Examines the implications of psychology for teaching children and adolescents, emphasizing cognitive, social, and emotional development. Also covers learning styles, motivation, assessment, and evaluation. Requires individual presentations and papers that emphasize integration of students educational experiences, theory, and practice. Cunnion, Shwedel.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Thu	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Ms. Janie V. Ward	Open	20	No	4.00

GEDUC 455 - Issues in Teaching and Learning for Middle and High School Teachers

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: Stage I. Considers professional issues for middle and high school teachers and students, including current school reform efforts; the multicultural debate; and other issues of race, gender, and sexual orientation. Examines the effect of school culture and the influence of television. Requires fieldwork if not taken concurrently with subject area methods course. Davidson, Oakes, Rocci.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/27/2013 - 12/07/2013	,Fri ,Sat ,Fri ,Sat ,Fri ,Sat ,Sat	04:00PM-08:00PM 09:00AM-03:00PM 04:00PM-08:00PM 09:00AM-03:30PM 04:00PM-08:00PM 09:00AM-03:30PM 09:00AM-03:30PM	N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A	Ms. Ellen M. Davidson	Open	15	No	4.00

GEDUC 460 - Teaching Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: EDUC 156 and consent of the department. Not open to first-year students. Examines a variety of teaching strategies applicable to students in heterogeneous classrooms: techniques to individualize instruction and promote mastery learning; development of cooperative learning strategies; and consideration of specific classroom and behavior management procedures. Requires fieldwork. Bettencourt, Dean, Nam.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/09/2013 - 12/09/2013	,Mon	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Joy H. Bettencourt	Open	11	No	4.00
UG	09/10/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue	12:30PM-03:30PM	N/A	Joy H. Bettencourt	Open	10	No	4.00

GEDUC 461 - Social Studies, Science & the Arts For the Elementary Classroom

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: Stage I. Considers methods and materials for elementary curriculum in social studies, science, music, and art, emphasizing the unit approach to curriculum organization.Incorporates audiovisual materials. Examines experimental models and techniques of observation. Requires field experience in an inclusive classroom or a museum setting. Cormier.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/05/2013	,Thu	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Mr. Charles B. Cormier	Open	15	No	4.00

GEDUC 464 - Reading & Language Arts for the Early Childhood & Elementary Classroom

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: Stage I. Considers methods of assessment and instruction in creating comprehensive literacy programs with reference to the ELA Frameworks throughout; decoding strategies including phonemic awareness and phonics skills; comprehension strategies; guided reading; literature circles; the writing process; and the integration of children's literature and poetry. Requires two mornings a week of fieldwork if taken concurrently with GEDUC 467. Scotto, Rodero.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/11/2013 - 12/11/2013	,Wed	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Barbara Scotto	Open	14	No	4.00

GEDUC 467 - Math for the Early Childhood and Elementary Classroom

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: Stage I. Considers basic topics of elementary mathematics from contemporary viewpoints to reinforce mathematics learning. Examines varying pupil responses and techniques of instruction and construction of curriculum units. Requires field experience in an inclusive classroom. Includes two mornings a week of fieldwork if taken concurrently with GEDUC 464. Davidson, Hamel.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/10/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	TBA	Open	18	No	4.00

GEDUC 471 - English Curric At the Middle/Hs Level

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: Stage I. Considers issues in the teaching of high school and middle school English, including selection and justification of content, models of curriculum design, lesson and unit planning, history and structure of English language, and language acquisition theories. Includes observation and aiding experiences in inclusive English classrooms. Rooney.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/11/2013 - 12/11/2013	,Wed	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Thomas F. Rooney	Open	10	No	4.00

GEDUC 472 - Modern Foreign Language Curriculum @ Hs

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: Stage I and one course in advanced composition or stylistics. Considers major pedagogical issues in modern language instruction with specific attention to theories of language acquisition; the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills; selection and justification of content; models of curricular design; and construction of lesson plans and units. Includes observation and aiding experiences in inclusive language classrooms. Nelson.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/11/2013 - 12/11/2013	,Wed	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Sally C. Nelson	Open	17	No	4.00

GEDUC 474 - Hist & Poli Sci At Middle/Hs Level

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: Stage I. Considers major pedagogical issues in teaching history and the social sciences, emphasizing selection and justification of content, models of curriculum design, modes of inquiry, and construction of lesson plans and units. Includes observation and aiding experiences in inclusive social studies classrooms. Bettencourt.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/11/2013 - 12/11/2013	,Wed	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Joy H. Bettencourt	Open	14	No	4.00

GEDUC 476 - Science Curriculum At High/Mid Level

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: Stage I. Introduces middle and high school science teaching: specific problems, instructional materials, and teaching techniques. Emphasizes observing and aiding inclusive science classes. Love.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/11/2013 - 12/11/2013	,Wed	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	TBA	Open	15	No	4.00

GEDUC 478 - Math Curr. At the Middle/High Level

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: Stage I. Explores contemporary issues and problems in middle and high school level mathematics teaching, including curriculum projects and materials and their origins, rationales, and uses. Emphasizes the teacher's role as a generator of knowledge and curriculum and the formulator of instruction. Includes appropriate field experience. Deily.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/11/2013 - 12/11/2013	,Wed	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	TBA	Open	17	No	4.00

GEDUC 479 - Practicum: World Language 5-12

Prereq.: Consent of the department. Assigns supervised teaching responsibilities in a world language classroom. Involves planning and implementing daily class lessons for at least 150 hours of direct teaching, as well as development of curriculum materials and demonstrated service to a student who falls short of classroom instructional objectives. Requires papers, attendance at seminars, and documentation of a minimum of 135 hours of direct instruction. Chumley, Guttentag.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gary Oakes	Open	20	No	4.00

GEDUC 480 - Practicum: Elementary Education (1-6)

Prereq.: Consent of the department. Assigns supervised teaching responsibilities in an inclusive classroom at the first-grade to sixth-grade level. Involves demonstrating effective classroom management procedures, implementing daily class lessons, developing long-range curriculum materials, and demonstrating effectiveness in serving students who are below the expected classroom instructional level. Requires documentation of a minimum of 135 hours of direct instructional time. Guttentag.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Ms. Helen Guttentag	Open	17	No	4.00

GEDUC 481 - Practicum: Middle School (5-8)

. Prereq.: Consent of the department. Assigns supervised teaching responsibilities in an inclusive classroom at the fifth grade to ninth grade level. Involves demonstrating effective classroom management procedures, implementing daily class lessons, developing long-range curriculum materials, and demonstrating effectiveness in serving students who are below the expected classroom instructional level. Requires documentation of a minimum of 135 hours of direct instructional time. Rocci.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gary Oakes	Open	20	No	4.00

GEDUC 482 - Practicum: High School (8-12)

Assigns supervised teaching responsibilities in an inclusive classroom at the ninth grade to twelfth grade level. Involves demonstrating effective classroom management procedures, implementing daily class lessons, developing long-range curriculum materials, and demonstrating effectiveness in serving students who are below the expected classroom instructional level. Requires documentation of a minimum of 135 hours of direct instructional time.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gary Oakes	Open	19	No	4.00

GEDUC 488 - Pre-Practicum: Elementary

Prereq.: Requires students to observe, assist, and teach in a 1-12 classroom under the supervision of a professionally licensed supervising practitioner at the field and level of the license sought. Offers an opportunity to develop and teach lesson plans and a mini-curriculum unit, provide service to one student requiring modification in his/her educational program, and demonstrate effective classroom management skills. Staff.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Ms. Helen Guttentag	Open	19	No	4.00
02	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gary Oakes	Open	20	No	4.00
03	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gary Oakes	Open	19	No	4.00

GEDUC 502 - The Law and Education Policy

Studies topics including administrative authority, censorship, academic freedom and the curriculum, students rights, discipline, sexual harassment, freedom of expression, religious freedom, special education, equity negotiations dismissal for cause, unions, and recent legislation. Examines and discusses social, legal, and ethical aspects of these topics in light of how they impact personnel and all-level students in public and private schools. Gondek.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
10	09/09/2013 - 11/04/2013	,Mon ,Mon ,Sat ,Sat ,Mon ,Sat ,Mon ,Mon	04:30PM-08:30PM 04:30PM-08:30PM 09:00AM-03:30PM 09:00AM-03:30PM 04:30PM-08:30PM 09:00AM-05:00PM 04:30PM-08:30PM 04:30PM-08:30PM	N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A	Diana S. Gondek	Open	20	Yes	4.00

GEDUC 508 - Organizational Management

Teaches what is involved in implementing a schools mission, goals, and objectives: recruiting, selecting, and assigning staff; recruiting, training, and using volunteers; providing a safe, orderly climate for learning; facilitating coordination of community service agencies to accommodate atrisk children; developing and implementing equitable and effective schedules; using the latest technologies; and managing the operation and maintenance of the physical plant. Mirkin, Lyons.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
10	09/17/2013 - 10/15/2013	,Tue ,Tue ,Sat ,Tue	05:00PM-09:00PM 05:00PM-09:00PM 08:30AM-04:30PM 05:00PM-09:00PM	N/A N/A N/A N/A	Adrian Blair Mims	Open	20	Yes	2.00

GEDUC 509 - Foundations of Educ Administra

Provides an overview of school leadership focusing on the philosophical foundations of education; the psychological traditions of learning processes; legal parameters of the school as a social institution; cultural environments of urban, suburban, and rural educational settings; and educational trends indicated by current research and pertinent literature. Walsh.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
10	10/26/2013 - 11/26/2013	,Sat ,Tue ,Tue ,Tue	08:30AM-04:30PM 05:00PM-09:00PM 05:00PM-09:00PM 05:00PM-09:00PM	N/A N/A N/A N/A	Anne Marie Whittredge	Open	20	Yes	2.00

GEDUC 511 - Practicum

Leads to provisional certification with advanced standing as assistant principal or principal at the elementary, middle, or secondary level. Provides a 150-hour supervised clinical experience in a school under the guidance of both the school administrator and a college faculty member. Gives responsibility for a range of activities of the school principal through shadowing and taking responsibility for individual projects. Facilitates professional reflection, the application of theory to practice, and the real-life challenge of policy implementation through writing assignments. Rubin

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
10	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	TBA	Open	20	Yes	2.00

GEDUC 513 - Special Education Laws, & Regs. for Ed. Leaders

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
10	10/02/2013 - 11/20/2013	,Wed ,Wed ,Wed ,Wed ,Wed	05:00PM-09:00PM 05:00PM-09:00PM 05:00PM-09:00PM 05:00PM-09:00PM 05:00PM-09:00PM	N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A	Martha P. Wall	Open	20	Yes	2.00

MBA

GSM 401 - Pre MBA Math Boot Camp

This course will refresh and strengthen business math skills. Topics include percentages, decimals, fractions, and ratios as well as basic algebra. In addition, we will work on problem solving skills and test taking skills, and building math confidence. Spring 13 Dates: Thursday's 6-9PM: 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 3/7 & 3/14* *Test schedule for this date.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
B	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Wed	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Jane Mooney	Open	25	No	0.00

GSM 403 - Foundations of Business

Foundations of Business introduces students to the concepts and principles that serve as the foundations to the many disciplines that they will study. Scheduled during the first week of the term, Foundations of Business establishes the demands and performance expectations of the MBA program. Throughout the week, students learn important mechanics and, through the use of case studies, learn how to integrate cross-disciplinary concepts. Foundations of Business is also intended to encourage an appreciation of each other as co-members of a challenging and invigorating program. The course is team taught. (0 credits)

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
B	08/29/2013 - 09/07/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	Indra J. Guertler	Open	25	No	0.00

GSM 411 - Economic Analysis for Managers

This course covers the major topics of Microeconomic theory and allows students to apply that theory to problem solving related to managerial decision making. The purpose is to make students aware of the way economic thinking is practiced, how the market economy works, the utility of economics in understanding the business environment, and the situations when markets can fail. The intent is to provide students practice in using an economic framework and the behaviors created by economic forces for analyzing markets, business strategy, poor business performance and other management issues. As a component in the MBA curriculum, this is also a course that gives students conceptual and analytical tools which support other higher level courses.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
A	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon,Thu	10:00AM-12:00PM	N/A	Gary Gaumer	Open	50	No	3.00

GSM 412 - Business,Gov, Global Economy

This course explores international and macroeconomics in applied settings including countries and businesses. BGGE begins by reviewing monetary and fiscal policy and their impact on economic performance from SOM 411 and continues with coverage of basic international economic concepts. These are: GDP components, their real world referents and their relationship to key macroeconomic variables; the theory of comparative advantage from trade; balance of payments categories, their real world referents and their relationship to key macroeconomic variables; and exchange rates and their determinants in the arenas of international trade and international finance. The second part of the course examines how business leaders might use basic international economic concepts, familiarity with foreign countries and regions and insight into international economic governance institutions such as the IMF to help their decision making. In the final section of the course students consolidate their grasp of international and macroeconomic analysis by developing a regional growth forecast and examining its impact on a particular corporation.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
A	09/11/2013 - 12/11/2013	,Thu	01:00PM-04:00PM	N/A	J. Barry B. Lin	Open	48	No	3.00

GSM 415 - Quantitative Analysis

Wednesdays 6-9pm, Saturday 6/2 9-4pm No class: 7/4 We designed this course to provide students with a foundation in quantitative analysis techniques widely used in organizations in both for-profit and not-for-profit settings. Topics include an introduction to statistics, managing data, and analyzing data using descriptive statistics, chi-square test, correlation, t-test, analysis of variance, and linear regression. The focus is on creating, interpreting, and reporting results. We teach the course from an applied perspective and include a software-use component to enable students to gain hands-on experience with conducting statistical analysis using spreadsheets & statistical software. This course will support other MBA coursework, as you will be able to apply the skills and theories discussed in a variety of disciplines.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
A	09/11/2013 - 12/11/2013	,Wed	09:00AM-12:00PM	N/A	Mr. Edward T. Vieira, Jr.	Open	50	No	3.00
B	09/11/2013 - 12/11/2013	,Wed	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Mr. Edward T. Vieira, Jr.	Open	50	No	3.00

GSM 420 - Financial Reporting & Analysis

This is an introductory course in financial reporting which focuses on the vocabulary and fundamental concepts of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This course is the basis not only for other required and elective accounting course, as well as other business courses here at the GSM. Accounting is often called the 'language of business.' Managers must appreciate the assumptions and complexities that underlie accounting information so they can make good, ethical business decisions and communicate financial information to others. As the intricacies of financial reporting increase, managers who develop financial statement literacy will find themselves in possession of an increasingly valuable business tool. Those who do not develop this skill run the risk of being victimized by their lack of knowledge. Financial accounting information is not only used as a basis for decision-making by management; it is also used by those outside an organization, such as lenders, investors, and regulatory agencies.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
A	09/09/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon	01:00PM-04:00PM	N/A	Jane Mooney	Open	25	No	3.00
B	09/09/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Jane Mooney	Open	25	No	3.00

GSM 421 - Managerial Accounting

This is an introductory course in cost management and control. Managerial accounting is concerned with generating, using, and interpreting financial and other information for use by managers in making decisions. These decisions include planning and control, budgeting, resource allocation, cost measurement, pricing, and performance evaluation. Financial accounting is externally oriented and governed by fundamental concepts of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). In contrast, managerial accounting is internally oriented. Managerial accounting is very context driven. Some students find it more intuitively accessible than financial accounting, but it is no less rigorous. Meeting Dates: GSM 421A - Tuesdays: 1-4pm. GSM 421B - Tuesdays, 6-9pm, PLUS Saturday, 2/2, 10-1pm

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
B	09/05/2013 - 12/13/2013	,Thu	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Ms. Mindell R. Nitkin	Open	50	No	3.00

GSM 425 - Marketing Management

Open to HCA students with permission of Programs Office. Marketing is essential to all kinds of organizations. Whether you are selling to consumers or to businesses, whether you are for-profit or not-for-profit, whether you are selling tangible products, services, experiences, people, or ideas, strong marketing helps you achieve your mission. Coca-cola, Google, Barack Obama, and UNICEF: all of these brands have been built through innovative marketing. Marketing, when done well, simultaneously delivers value to firms, their consumers, and society at large. Marketing is focused on understanding customers and their needs, creating products or services that meet those needs, and delivering them to customers in a way that delights them and keeps them coming back for more. Marketing guru, Philip Kotler, once said, 'Marketing is not the art of selling what you make but knowing what to make. It is the art of identifying and understanding customer needs and creating solutions that deliver satisfaction to the customers, profits to the producers, and benefits for the stakeholders.'

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
B	09/10/2013 - 12/11/2013	,Tue	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Jill Avery	Open	49	No	3.00

GSM 427 - Strategy 1

This required one credit class, Strategy I, is designed to be the first part of a two-course sequence (to include Strategy II in your last semester) to 'book end' your MBA experience. This course will help you develop a thorough overview of Strategy, and you will learn and apply the core frameworks and analytical tools required for strategic analysis of any organization and its industry, and the crafting of winning and sustainable competitive strategy. This will provide you with a context and foundation for your other SOM MBA courses in the functional areas of management. This foundational course is designed to help you integrate and apply the knowledge you gain in these courses specialized in the functional areas of business: marketing, operations management, finance, managerial accounting, and human resources, etc, in the context of competitive strategy formulation and implementation

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
A	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Thu	01:30PM-04:30PM	N/A	Jill Avery	Open	50	No	3.00

GSM 430 - Technology & Operations Mgmt

Joint course with HCA 520 Operations Management is a broad and multi-dimensional area. Drawing on the skills and knowledge of a variety of management disciplines - accounting, finance, organizational behavior, marketing - operations management answers the 'how' question for a firm. How will the product be manufactured or delivered? Where? By whom? What level of service is offered? How is performance measured? Operations management is both an art and a science, marrying quantitative and analytical skills with cognitive problem solving and human relations capabilities. Operations Management encompasses the process whereby goods & services are created and delivered, associated systems and tools, and the people who make it all happen. At the most basic level, the operations function is turning inputs (resources in the form of materials, people, or even knowledge) into outputs (a finished good or delivered service). As operations functions utilize the bulk of a firm's resources, efficiency is a key concern for operations managers. Other aspects include measurement, control, and quality. Operations management has evolved in concert with changes in the economy. In the early 20th century operations management was firmly rooted in manufacturing; it now also deals with the vast area of service operations. This course will draw upon your previous coursework in a variety of disciplines and apply those skills and theories to operations management decisions.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
B	09/09/2013 - 12/12/2013	,Thu	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	TBA	Open	25	No	3.00

GSM 435 - Finance

Finance provides students with a set of analytical tools to use in financial decision making, and for a better understanding of an organizations interaction with the financial markets. Topics include: return and risk relationships in the capital markets, time value of money and capital budgeting techniques, capital structure and cost of capital, leasing, mergers and acquisitions, duration, asset allocation, and options and futures pricing. This course provides a rigorous treatment of key financial concepts and analytical approaches, and thus builds the students appreciation of the role of financial theory and models in business. (3 credits)

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
B	09/09/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Wed	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	J. Barry B. Lin	Open	50	No	3.00

GSM 440 - Strategy and Leadership

This required three credit class, Strategy II, Strategy in Action is designed to be the second part of the two course sequence (to include SDM/Strategy I) which will comprise your 'capstone' MBA experience. Together, these classes will help you integrate and apply the knowledge gained in earlier courses specialized in the functional areas of business: marketing, operations management, finance, managerial accounting, and human resources, etc, in the context of competitive strategy implementation. In this course, Strategy II: Strategy in Action we will focus on the execution of strategy, allowing you to put into practice the core frameworks and analytical tools acquired in Strategy I, and combine those with other knowledge and skills acquired in your MBA program to better understand and navigate the complexities of the implementation of strategy in organizations, and in dynamic marketplaces. In this course, you will be in the role of managers, making decisions, and implementing your strategy in 'real time.' The course is designed to enhance your abilities to use data effectively, to work successfully in management teams, and to formulate both strategic objectives and appropriate supporting tactics to realize these objectives. 8 hours of Online Work will be a required part of this class.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
A	09/10/2013 - 11/24/2013	,Tue	01:00PM-04:00PM	N/A	TBA	Open	0	No	3.00

GSM 455 - Leading Individuals and Groups

Leading Individuals and Groups focuses on the function, role, and responsibility of the manager in an organizational context. Emphasis is placed on understanding the organizational culture and on developing skills needed for the manager in middle- and senior-level management positions; the transition that must be taken into account in moving from supervisory positions to middle management and from middle management to senior management; the management of relationships with subordinates, peers, and supervisors; managing change and conflict; leading a group; and valuing and managing a diverse workforce. The course also explores the more intangible management issues that may confront women in higher level management positions and examines the increasingly strategic need to identify and negotiate both formal and informal sources of support for implementing decisions within the organization.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
A	09/10/2013 - 12/11/2013	,Tue	01:00PM-04:00PM	N/A	Stacy Blake-Beard	Open	25	No	3.00
B	09/10/2013 - 12/11/2013	,Tue	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Stacy Blake-Beard	Open	25	No	3.00

GSM 465 - Leading Organizational Change

(Organizational change may be required for a number of reasons including innovation in technology, work processes, or organizational structures; internal politics; changes in the markets for products and services an organization provides; the changing workforce; the changing regulatory environment in which the organization operates; or the changing expectations of various stakeholders. While the necessity for change may seem obvious, the vast majority of organizational change efforts fail. This course is designed to help you learn effective and efficient ways of leading organizational change in response to the demands of the environment. To provide the building blocks for understanding organizational change, we will discuss how to manage organizational structures, culture, and power in organizations. In addition we will build perspectives in managing participation and creating and implementing visions

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
B(BL)	09/07/2013 - 10/15/2013	,Sat,Sun ,Fri ,Sat,Sun N/A	09:00AM-05:00PM 06:00PM-09:00PM 09:00AM-05:00PM N/A	N/A N/A N/A ONL CLASS	Spela Trefalt	Open	50	No	3.00
C	09/11/2013 - 12/11/2013	,Wed	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	TBA	Open	50	No	3.00

GSM 470 - Negotiation & Problem Solving

Negotiation and conflict resolution are becoming more important in organizations today. In the past, you probably would use negotiation and conflict resolution skills only if your job entailed formal dealings with unions, suppliers, and customers or as a financial deal maker. In other words, negotiation was a skill needed only by people who did it for a living. All that has changed in most organizations today. If you analyze an organization through a political lens, all interactions are basically negotiations. That means that as a leader, at whatever level, you are frequently operating in a situation where your responsibility exceeds your authority. You will need to negotiate with a range of internal and external stakeholders in order to get your job done. In network and team structures, you are but one voice among many. To get your agenda accomplished, you will need to negotiate to build alliances among different stakeholders and constituencies. As organizations become more diverse demographically and culturally, the potential for conflict increases, requiring even more attention to ways of dealing with it. And in these challenging times, the need to negotiate resources and support for yourself and your group becomes even more critical. Summer 2013 Meeting Dates: Face to face meetings: May 18th & 19th, June 8th, June 29th, 9-5pm. Tuesdays: June 11th & July 9th, 6-9pm. Online: May 20th - June 2nd and June 13th - 25th.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
B(BL)	09/05/2013 - 11/15/2013	,Sat,Sun N/A ,Sat N/A ,Sat ,Fri ,Fri	09:00AM-05:00PM N/A 09:00AM-05:00PM N/A 09:00AM-05:00PM 06:00PM-09:00PM 06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A ONL CLASS N/A ONL CLASS N/A N/A N/A	Paula Gutlove	Open	50	No	3.00

GSM 502 - Independent Study

Individualized Schedule Prerequisites: Faculty Advisor approval Independent study will vary depending on topic chosen and requires faculty consent to register.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
A	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	N/A	N/A	N/A	TBA	Open	50	No	3.00

GSM 504D - Special Topics

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
B	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Wed	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Deborah Leipziger	Open	49	No	3.00

GSM 520 - Strategic Performance Measures

This case-based course focuses on the measures an organization develops to achieve its stated strategic, financial and operational goals in a business climate that emphasizes achieving ever increasing levels of corporate performance. A significant portion of the course will be devoted to both the elements and the applications of the Balanced Scorecard as an integrative tool to evaluate organizational performance in a variety of settings including completion of a Balanced Scorecard simulation. Besides the Balanced Scorecard, we will briefly examine other ways to measure organizational success through budgeting, responsibility centers, risk assessment and other performance measures. Because the antecedents of many of these concepts lie with some fundamental management accounting concepts and their link to strategy, marketing, operations, organization behavior and finance, this course will focus on the whole organization. Fall 13 dates: Weekend compressed: Sept 6-8 & Oct 4-6th.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
B	09/06/2013 - 10/07/2013	,Fri ,Sat,Sun ,Fri ,Sat,Sun	06:00PM-09:00PM 09:00AM-06:00PM 06:00PM-09:00PM 09:00AM-06:00PM	N/A N/A N/A N/A	Ms. Susan W. Hass	Open	20	No	3.00

GSM 526 - Market Research

Joint course with UG taking MGMT 335, Marketing Research. Effective strategic planning and decision making relies on management's ability to acquire and interpret relevant market-related information and have the skills to carry out sound research. This course will provide MBA students with an in-depth understanding of the research methods used by management researchers to obtain information to guide decision making. The goal is to provide students with sufficient knowledge about research methods to allow them to become sophisticated users and clients of marketing research services. Emphasis will be on how to: (1) specify information needs and design a research study to meet those needs; (2) collect, analyze, and use research data to make effective strategic and managerial decisions; (3) communicate the research findings and their implications to various stakeholders. Students will also have the opportunity to analyze data using SPSS software and create professional surveys using Qualtrics, a leading online survey platform. Fall dates: Weekend compressed: 10/12-10/14, 11/2-11/4. Fridays, 6-9pm. Sat & Sun, 10-5pm

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
B	09/10/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Tue	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Susan D. Sampson	Open	50	No	3.00

GSM 535 - Financial Modeling

Financial Modeling is an applied practitioner's course that will hone skills for spreadsheet modeling of present decisions of forecasted financial performance. By the end of the class the student will be able to fully understand a future financial opportunity, model it with multiple decision measures, and discuss/professionally write about the modeling and potential outcomes. The student will become more confident about making financial decisions involving risk. Financial modeling will be done on future Income Statements, Balance Sheets, Cash Flow Statements, Cash Budgets, capital budgeting opportunities, short-term and long-term loans, stock options for hedging and speculations, dividend policy and company valuation. The class will include lecture to review financial concepts and issues, practice work with fully-prepared spreadsheet models, and small group/individual work to create financial models on a chosen company's financial opportunities. One research project and presentation will focus on the review of empirical research of importance to the student's chosen company and why knowledge of this research will help to increase company value and/or decrease risk. The class will be heavily influenced by current business and world events. All students will be expected to have done the assigned work before class so that they can add to the class learning/discussion, or ask questions on assigned material. A final portfolio of each student's financial models, with analytical and descriptive writing explaining the modeling and decision process should help with gaining internships, post-MBA jobs or career advancement

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
B	09/05/2013 - 12/10/2013	,Mon	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Indra J. Guertler	Open	50	No	3.00

GSM 536 - Investments

Joint course with UG taking MGMT 311 Investments Investments is an applied practitioner's class that will give you the skills to determine future goals for the risk and expected return of financial assets, choose appropriately to achieve these goals, and then monitor the actual performance of your assets relative to your expectations/benchmark and the overall market's returns. By the end of the class you will be able to select investments, create portfolios and evaluate their performance for either your professional or personal goals. Topics covered include the risk-return tradeoff, U.S. stock market alternatives, stock valuation, stock price behavior, stock options, mutual funds, bonds, and futures contracts. Simulation trading will be used. The class will be a mixture of lecture, class discussions, in class problem review with semester end student presentations on portfolio performance. The class will be heavily influenced by current business and world events. Each member of the class, including the professor, will be actively seeking new investments and monitoring current investments. All students will be expected to have done the assigned work before class so that they can add to the class learning/discussion or ask questions on assigned material.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
01	09/11/2013 - 12/11/2013	,Wed ,Sat ,Sat ,Sat ,Wed	06:00PM-09:00PM 09:00AM-12:00PM 09:00AM-12:00PM 09:00AM-12:00PM 06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A	Indra J. Guertler	Open	0	No	3.00

GSM 551 - Perspectives & Practices: Principled Leadership

(Open to MCM, & MHA students) The philosophy of this course is predicated on the assumption that the best leaders are authentic, have an agentic sense of integrity, and demonstrate respect for people and environments. Good leaders are mindful of the world around them; regardless of the sector in which they operate (profit, nonprofit or governmental), doing well for greater good is an important goal of principled leaders. This highly experiential course will explore contemporary leadership concepts and models, particularly positive leadership and appreciative inquiry, that will help you identify your own leadership values and analyze best practices in principled leadership. You will integrate your learning through active reflection upon relevant readings and guest speaker presentations as well as collaborative class discussion based on pre-assigned questions. A principled leadership project, customized to your professional and personal interest is a major dynamic part of the course requirements. Use of current work sites, volunteer sites or desired new horizons will make this project feasible and energizing.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
B	09/05/2013 - 12/11/2013	,Wed	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	Paula Gutlove	Open	25	No	3.00

GSM 553 - Gender, Diversity & Leadership

The purpose of this course is to explore definitions of gender, diversity and leadership, how they are socially and culturally constructed, and what it means to lead effectively. The focus on gender, social and cultural identity and leadership provides students with a number of frameworks to understand gender and inclusion dynamics in organizations and how these dynamics affect who gets to be a leader and what they need to do to succeed in these roles. Students will engage in the connection of leadership theory, leadership skills and self-reflection through lecture, readings, observation, experiential exercises, self-assessments, online work, cases, a service learning project, and speakers. The course intends to give students the skills and perspectives they need to navigate successfully as leaders in a dynamic and multicultural global work environment. These leadership competencies include: developing a leadership voice and vision; building a network of support; finding and working with mentors; using power and influence; leading change; understanding cross-cultural similarities and differences around gender and leadership; and developing managerial and leadership perspectives to create inclusive work environments. Students will have an opportunity to analyze themselves as leaders and explore their style, voice, strengths, and opportunities for growth, creativity, vision and goals. Students are expected to take leadership in class and help create a collaborative and innovative learning environment that will support the process of reflection, learning and growth. Fall 12 Dates: Weekend Compressed: 9/22 & 9/23, 10/20 & 10/21, 11/17 & 11/18, 10-3pm Spring 13 dates: Weekend Compressed: 2/8-2/10 & 3/1-3/3, 9-6pm

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
B(BL)	09/05/2013 - 11/18/2013	,Sat,Sun ,Sat,Sun ,Sat,Sun	10:00AM-03:00PM 10:00AM-03:00PM 10:00AM-03:00PM	N/A N/A N/A	Lynda L. Moore	Open	0	No	3.00

GSM 571 - Entrepreneurship: Business Plans & Prop

Prerequisites: GSM 425, GSM 570, GSM 421 or GSM 435 (co-req ok), or permission of professor This course is the nuts and bolts of thinking through, testing, and presenting a creative plan for launching your own venture, whether that be a new business or social enterprise, or a venture with line authority in an existing organization (for-profit, non-profit, government). Students will use and add to their knowledge of finance, marketing, operations, and strategy to craft a plan thereby integrating their MBA training into a finished, professional product proposing a scalable, sustainable venture with impact (the SOM entrepreneurship program mission). (Note: Many graduates have said this is the best exercise they were given to truly capture the full MBA learning path.) Students will work on an idea of their choosing, or if they do not have a scalable idea at the ready, can develop an idea with the professor or work with a local entrepreneur. For the latter, students must be in touch with the professor at least a month before the first day of class. Three other critical elements of the class beyond development of the plan are presentation skill development, cohort building, and interaction with guest speakers and advisors. Students will refine their skill in presenting a business idea in short (30 second), mid (2-3 minute) and long (10 minute) form. Each student will also be linked with a professional advisor to review the plan and comment before our final, public presentation day, entitled the Raw Business Plan Competition. While Business Plans and Proposals is the second course of the concentration in entrepreneurship for the MBA, it is also an MBA elective and all MBA students and alumna are welcome to participate, given satisfaction of pre-requisites.

Section	Section Dates	Days	Times	Room	Instructor	Section Status	Avail Seats	Requires Consent	Credits
B	09/09/2013 - 11/26/2013	,Mon	06:00PM-09:00PM	N/A	TBA	Open	40	No	3.00

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