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General Catalog Fall 2008
Posted Feb 28, 2008

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6000  Career Strategies (0.5) Prerequisite: Master's Status in the School of Business.
   A required career course for all day MBA students, graded on a Pass/Fail basis. Career Strategies will include an overview of all the elements of the MBA career search experience as well as a career self-assessment process utilizing the on-line CareerLeader program. Sessions will include information on preparing effective resumes and cover letters, behavioral interview techniques, networking and identifying job and/or internship experiences.

6500  Busines Analytics Practicum: Tech Ventures (3)
   Meets with BUS 5500. This is a project-based course in which students will assist the U's Office of Technology Venture Development (Tech Ventures). This office, which was founded in 2005, is headed by Eccles School Dean Jack Brittain. Its aim is to help the university capture value from the innovations developed by researchers throughout the U. The course will match student groups with projects suggested by the Tech Ventures office. Student groups will analyze markets, industries or firms, and report their finding to representatives from Tech Ventures.

6800  Integrative Experience I (3) Prerequisite: Master's status in the School of Business and either MBA 6500 or equivalent.
   Provides an opportunity to review, apply, and integrate major components of the MBA program. The specific format for the course may vary between sections; however, the typical format is a field study in which a team of MBA students consults with a local business on a significant issue facing that organization.

6810  Integrative Experience (1.5) Prerequisite: MBA 6800 and Master's status in the School of Business.
   Continuation of MBA 6800.

6900  Internship for International Students (0.5 to 3) Prerequisite: Masters status in the School of Business.
   Designed exclusively for international students, this course is required for the international student who wishes to participate in curricular practical training through an off-campus internship. Students must enroll in this class each semester that they work off-campus. Students will submit a detailed description of the job assignment, a final paper describing what was learned in this job, what was learned about the company and the industry and an updated resume including the internship.

6920  Administration/Physicians (1.5 to 6)


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