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FRESHMAN ORIENTATION

FRESHMAN ORIENTATION. SUMMER 2008. Outline. Curriculum Priorities CoB Branding Initiative Progression & Admission Standards Q & A. CoB Curriculum Priorities. Integrated approach to learning Interpersonal skills Team skills Leadership skills Change orientation Presentation skills

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FRESHMAN ORIENTATION

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  1. FRESHMAN ORIENTATION SUMMER 2008

  2. Outline Curriculum Priorities CoB Branding Initiative Progression & Admission Standards Q & A

  3. CoB Curriculum Priorities Integrated approach to learning Interpersonal skills Team skills Leadership skills Change orientation Presentation skills Technical skills Analytical skills Experiential learning/internships A commitment to life-long learning

  4. The CoB Brand • MQ = Higher probability of success • MQ = A combination of • technical skills + • organizational fit+ • faster productivity + • return on investment

  5. The CoB BrandWhy Employers Love Our Graduates • Fit Into the Organization • Adaptability • Agility • Attitude, non entitlement mentality • Lower turnover • Listening/Communicating • Fast or faster productivity • Doing productive work, better performance • Team work • Listening/Communicating • Return on Investment • All of the above

  6. The CoB BrandSkills We Help Students Develop JMU CoB “Interpersonal Success Skills” • Emotional Intelligence Skills • Interpersonal Communications Skills • Problem Solving, Decision Making, Judgment Skills • Team Skills • Learning Agility—the ability to learn, then apply that learning to varying situations.

  7. The Path To Your Success Lower-level BBA core courses Progressing to the sophomore business courses Gaining admission to the CoB & COB 300 Selecting & completing a Major

  8. CoB BBA Core Curriculum Lower-level (Fr/So) courses Accounting (2) Calculus Computer Information Systems Economics (2) Interpersonal Skills Legal Environment Management Science Statistics Upper-level (Jr/Sr) courses Integrated Functional Systems Strategic Management

  9. Sophomore Progression Standards To Enroll in Sophomore Business Courses Must complete 5 of 6 BBA core courses COB 191 (Statistics) COB 204 (Computer Information Systems) COB 218 (Legal Environment of Business) ECON 201 (Micro-Economics) GECON 200 (Macro-Economics) MATH 205 (Calculus) Must have at least a 2.500 JMU GPA

  10. What If You Fall Short? GPA Between 2.400 and 2.499 - Have summer to reach 2.500 GPA Below 2.400 Will be directed to Career and Academic Planning to select another major

  11. To Be Considered for Admission to the CoB & COB 300 Minimum 2.800 JMU GPA Completion of remaining BBA core courses (10 courses in all) No more than 2 Ds, Fs, WFs, or combination of Ds, Fs, and WFs Have completed 56 – 70 credit hours when beginning COB 300

  12. Admission to the CoB isSELECTIVE Application occurs at the end of the sophomore year Some majors may impose higher standards

  13. CoB Majors Accounting Computer Information Systems Economics Finance Quantitative Finance Hospitality & Tourism Management International Business Management Marketing

  14. Top Employers (a few) Accenture Bank of America BearingPoint Capital One Deloitte Eli Lilly & Co. Enterprise Ernst & Young Freddie Mac Gannett Co./USA Today Hecht’s Hyatt IBM Consulting Svcs. Kohl’s KPMG Liz Claiborne, Inc. Lockheed Martin Marriott Morgan Stanley NVR, Inc. Homes PricewaterhouseCoopers Standard & Poors Target T. Rowe Price Wachovia Securities Walt Disney World

  15. Things You Can Do Now Begin putting together a resume Register with Career Services Start thinking about internships

  16. CoB Freshman Scholarships $2,000 Declared CoB major Application due 7/21/08 Handout in lobby or http://www.jmu.edu/cob/Students.shtml

  17. Your Turn

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