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Discussion
with Business Leaders is a .5 credit, pass/fail course
designed to give students the opportunity to interact
and learn from leading business professionals by attending
the Partners in Business seminars.
BUS 3250 is a requirement for graduation from the College
of Business and has no pre-requisites. You can repeat
this course for a maximum of 1.5 credit hours.
Benefits to students for attending
Partners in Business Seminars
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Learn about the
latest business developments, techniques, and methodologies
from leading practitioners in a variety of disciplines. |
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Improve your networking skills. |
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Establish contacts with potential
employers for internships and professional placement. |
Requirement
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Attend one orientation
meeting held at the beginning of the semester. |
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Attend seven Partners In Business
sessions (individual speaker) from a minimum of
two different seminars. |
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Attend the Dean's CEO Convocation
Lectures |
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Complete one form for each of
the seven sessions attended and return completed
forms to Partners
in Business room B309 by due date listed in syllabus. |
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Write a 4-5 page report on the
book The World Is Flat |
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Attend one of the two debrief
sessions of the book The World Is Flat |
Note:
If you are unable to attend
the seminars
due to work schedules, it is your responsibility to
contact the instructor to work out other options.
All seminars are held at the Eccles
Conference Center (ECC, west of the Sci-Tech library
and north of the Merrill Library). Schedules for each
seminar detailing speakers, topics, times and room numbers
will be available in B309 one week prior to the seminar.
You can also find the seminar schedule on this website.
Orientation Meetings for Fall
2007
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Location
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Time |
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Wednesday |
August 31 |
B216 |
12:30 a.m. -
1:20 a.m. |
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Friday |
September 2 |
B216 |
12:30 a.m. -
1:20 a.m. |
Partners
in Business offers educational seminars in the following
areas:
• Banking
& Corporate Finance
• Operational
Excellence
• Accounting
• Customer
Service and Marketing
• Women
in Business
• Information
Technology
• Human
Resources |
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