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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 • Technical skills • Analytical skills • Experiential learning/internships • A commitment to life-long learning The CoB Brand • MQ = Higher probability of success • MQ = A combination of – – – – technical skills + organizational fit + faster productivity + return on investment The CoB Brand Why 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 The CoB Brand Skills 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. 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 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 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 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 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 Admission to the CoB is SELECTIVE • Application occurs at the end of the sophomore year • Some majors may impose higher standards CoB Majors • Accounting • Computer Information Systems • Economics • Finance • Quantitative Finance • Hospitality & Tourism Management • International Business • Management • Marketing 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 Things You Can Do Now • Begin putting together a resume • Register with Career Services • Start thinking about internships CoB Freshman Scholarships • • • • $2,000 Declared CoB major Application due 7/21/08 Handout in lobby or http://www.jmu.edu/cob/Students.shtml Your Turn