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Last Updated: Aug 20 2012 at 08:52
Fall 2012 COURSE SCHEDULE (Subject to Change)
Early Career MBA and MBA for Career Change
Most courses have prerequisites. Students seeking to take a course for which they have not met the prerequisite must present their credentials to the instructor and receive approval of the instructor to register for the course. Course prerequisites can be found online under the Course Description listings.
TYPE
COURSE #
INSTRUCTOR
COURSE TITLE
TIME
CREDITS
ROOM
DAY(S)
Core
GSM-5101-01
[GSM-506A]
Ashley Nixon
Managing Organizations: Individuals, Teams and Human Resources
Half of Semester Paired with GSM-5102
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
1.5
M201
T/TH
Core
GSM-5101-02
[GSM-506A]
Ashley Nixon
Managing Organizations: Individuals, Teams and Human Resources
Half of Semester Paired with GSM-5102
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
1.5
M201
T/TH
Core
GSM-5102-01
[GSM-506B]
Polly Rizova
Managing Organizations: Design and Change
Half of Semester Paired with GSM-5101
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
1.5
M201
T/TH
Core
GSM-5102-02
[GSM-506B]
Polly Rizova
Managing Organizations: Design and Change
Half of Semester Paired with GSM-5101
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
1.5
M201
T/TH
Core
GSM-5103-01
[GSM-503]
Mike Hand
Data Analysis, Modeling & Decision Making
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
3
A101
T/TH
Core
GSM-5103-02
[GSM-503]
Mike Hand
Data Analysis, Modeling & Decision Making
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
3
A101
T/TH
Core
GSM-5105-01
[GSM-505]
Nicole Thibodeau
Kawika Pierson
Accounting for Managers
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
3
M201
T/TH
Core
GSM-5105-02
[GSM-505]
Nicole Thibodeau
Kawika Pierson
Accounting for Managers
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
3
M201
T/TH
Core
GSM-5107-01
[GSM-507]
Paul Dwyer
Marketing: Creating Satisfied Consumers
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
3
M201
M/W
Core
GSM-5107-02
[GSM-507]
Paul Dwyer
Marketing: Creating Satisfied Consumers
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3
M201
M/W
Core
GSM-5108-01
[GSM-508A]
Larry Ettner
Beth Ursin
PACE I: Practical Application for Careers & Enterprises
*Consulting for Not-for-Profit & Government Organizations
*Achieving Your Career Goals
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3
A101
M/W
Core
GSM-5108-02
[GSM-508A]
Larry Ettner
Beth Ursin
PACE I: Practical Application for Careers & Enterprises
*Consulting for Not-for-Profit & Government Organizations
*Achieving Your Career Goals
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
3
A101
M/W
Required
GSM-6121-01
[GSM-698]
Steve Maser
Tim Johnson
Politics and Public Policy for Managers
Previously Titled: Governance...
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
3
M201
M/W
Required
GSM-6121-02
[GSM-698]
Steve Maser
Tim Johnson
Politics and Public Policy for Managers
Previously Titled: Governance...
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
3
M201
M/W
Required
GSM-6122-01
[GSM-673]
Larry Ettner
PACE III: Practical Application for Careers & Enterprises
*Leading Ethical, Socially Responsible and Sustainable Organizations
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
3
A101
M/W
Required
GSM-6122-02
[GSM-673]
Larry Ettner
PACE III: Practical Application for Careers & Enterprises
*Leading Ethical, Socially Responsible and Sustainable Organizations
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
3
A101
M/W
Elective
GSM-6206-01
[GSM-653TT]
Carol Houston
Financial Statement Analysis
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
3
A100
T
Experiential Elective
GSM-6211-01
[GSM-611]
Polly Rizova
Managing Organizational Change
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
3
M301
TH
Elective
GSM-6216-01
[GSM-616]
Mike Hand
Business & Economic Forecasting
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
3
M301
T/TH
Elective
GSM-6218-01
[GSM-618]
Lisbeth Claus
Global Human Resource Management
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3
M301
M/W
Experiential Elective
(2nd Year Only)
GSM-6220-01
[GSM-653CCC]
Henry Bi
Lean Six Sigma
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
3
M301
T/TH
Experiential Elective
(2nd Year Only)
GSM-6226-01
[GSM-653UUA]
Rob Wiltbank
Venture Investing I
Limited to 12
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3
A114
M/W
Elective
GSM-6229-01
[GSM-653XX]
Geoffrey Guilfoy
Principles of Management Consulting
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
3
M204
W
Elective
GSM-6241-01
[GSM-641]
Sean Campbell
Industry Analysis
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
3
A100
M
Elective
GSM-6245-01
[GSM-645]
Nicole Thibodeau
Seminar in Management Control
Limited to 20
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3
M204
T/TH
Elective
(2nd Year Only)
GSM-6258-01
[GSM-658]
Robert Couch
International Finance
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
3
M204
T/TH
Elective
GSM-6260-01
[GSM-660]
Marianne Bradshaw
Research for Marketing Decisions
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
3
M204
T
Elective
GSM-6269-01
[GSM-669]
Roger Brooks
Value Chain Management
3:30 PM - 6:30 PM
3
M204
M
Elective
GSM-6270-01
[GSM-653EEE]
Robert Walker
Economics of Strategy
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
3
M204
TH
Elective
GSM-6274-01
[GSM-674]
Susan Wilson
HR Management in the Public & Not-for-Profit Sector
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
3
A100
T/TH
Experiential Elective
(2nd Year Only)
GSM-6275-01
[GSM-675]
Henry Bi
Supply Chain Modeling and Optimization
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
3
M301
T/TH
Experiential Elective
GSM-6278-01
[GSM-678]
Lisbeth Claus
Experiential Global HR
Limited to 12
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
3
M301
M/W
Elective
(2nd Year Only)
GSM-6281-01
[GSM-681A]
Wade Brooks
New Ventures to Launch I
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3
A114
M/W
Elective
(2nd Year Only)
GSM-6283-01
[GSM-683]
Robert Couch
Corporate Finance
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
3
M204
T/TH
Experiential Elective
(2nd Year Only)
GSM-6291-01
[GSM-691]
Michael Dothan
Investments
GSM-6291 & GSM-6292A Must be Taken Together
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3
A100
T/TH
Experiential Elective
(2nd Year Only)
GSM-6292A-01
[GSM-692A]
Michael Dothan
Student Investment Fund (full-year course)
GSM-6291 & GSM-6292A Must be Taken Together
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
1.5
A100
T
Experiential Elective
GSM-6296-01
[GSM-697]
Elliot Maltz
Sustainability Management
Limited to 20
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
3
M301
T

Course Descriptions for Early Career MBA and MBA for Career Change

IMPORTANT DATES
First Day of Class Monday, August 20, 2012
Last Day to Add a Class Friday, August 24, 2012
Labor Day (No Classes) Monday, September 3, 2012
IKEWs: Case Memo Due Sunday, October 7, 2012 by 5:00 p.m.
IKEWs (No Classes for 1st Year AGSM Students) Monday-Tuesday, October 15-16, 2012
The last day to drop a course without a "W" on your transcript Friday, October 19, 2012
Fall Break Monday-Friday, November 19-23, 2012
Course Evaluations Tuesday-Monday, December 04 - December 10, 2012
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course Prior to the Last Scheduled Class Session
Last Day of Classes Monday, December 10, 2012
Final Exams Tuesday-Friday, December 11-14, 2012
End of Semester Friday, December 14, 2012
Grades Due Friday, December 21, 2012