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Last Updated: August 27, 2009 9:00am

Fall Semester 2009 COURSE SCHEDULE
Early Career MBA and MBA for Career Change

A= Atkinson Annex | M= Seeley Mudd Building

TYPE
COURSE #
INSTRUCTOR
COURSE TITLE
TIME
CREDITS
ROOM
DAY(S)
Core
GSM-503-01
Michael Hand
Data Analysis, Modeling & Decision Making
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
3
A101
T/TH
Core
GSM-503-02
Michael Hand
Data Analysis, Modeling & Decision Making
8:00 - 9:30 a.m..
3
A101
T/TH
Core
GSM-505-01
Ken Smith
Accounting for Managers
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
3
M201
T/TH
Core
GSM-505-02
Ken Smith
Accounting for Managers
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
3
M201
T/TH
Core
GSM-506A-01
Polly Rizova
Human Resources & Organizational Dynamics

First Half of Semester Paired with GSM-506B-01
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
1.5
M201
T/TH
Core
GSM-506A-02
Polly Rizova
Human Resources & Organizational Dynamics

First Half of Semester Paired with GSM-506B-02
2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
1.5
M201
T/TH
Core
GSM-506B-01
Lisbeth Claus
Human Resources & Organizational Dynamics

Second Half of Semester Paired with GSM-506A-02
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
1.5
M201
T/TH
Core
GSM-506B-02
Lisbeth Claus
Human Resources & Organizational Dynamics

Second Half of Semester Paired with GSM-506A
2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
1.5
M201
T/TH
Core
GSM-507-01
Elliot Maltz
Marketing: Creating Satisfied Consumers
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
3
M201
M/W
Core
GSM-507-02
Elliot Maltz
Marketing: Creating Satisfied Consumers
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
3
M201
M/W
Core
GSM-508A-01
Larry Ettner
PACE I: Practical Application for Careers & Enterprises

*Consulting for Not-for-Profit & Government Organizations
*Achieving Your Career Goals
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
3
A101
M/W
Core
GSM-508A-02
Larry Ettner
PACE I: Practical Application for Careers & Enterprises

*Consulting for Not-for-Profit & Government Organizations
*Achieving Your Career Goals
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
3
A101
M/W
Concentration Experiential Elective
GSM-603
Fred Thompson
Seminar in Benefit-Cost Analysis
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
3
A100
M/W
Concentration Experiential Elective
GSM-610
Ken Smith
Managerial Accounting
12:15 - 1:45 p.m.
3
M301
T/TH
Elective
GSM-616
Michael Hand
Business & Economic Forecasting
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
3
M301
T/TH
Elective
GSM-618
Lisbeth Claus
Global Human Resource Management
9:00 a.m. -
12:00 p.m.
3
M301
TH
Elective
GSM-633
Wei Wu
Credit Risk and Fixed Income
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
3
M301
M/W
Elective
GSM-641
Rob Wiltbank
Industry Analysis
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
3
A111
M/W
Elective
GSM-644
Henry Bi
Enterprise Architecture Management
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
3
A100
T/TH
Elective
GSM-645
Nicole Thibodeau
Management Control
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
3
M204
T/TH
Elective
GSM-649

James Myers
John Lazarus

Project Management
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
3
M204
M/W
Elective
GSM-651
Henry Bi
e-Commerce and e-Government: Strategy and Implementation
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
3
A100
T/TH
Concentration Experiential Elective
GSM-660
Michael Doss
Research for Marketing Decisions
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
3
M201
T
Required
GSM-673
Larry Ettner
PACE III: Practical Application for Careers & Enterprises

*Leading Ethical and Sustainable Organizations
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
3
A101
M/W
Elective
GSM-674
Susan Wilson
HR Management in the Public & Not-for-Profit Sector
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
3
M301
T/TH
Concentration Experiential Elective
GSM-681
Rob Wiltbank
New Ventures to Launch I
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
3
A111
M
Elective
GSM-683
Robert Couch
Corporate Finance
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
3
M201
W
Concentration Experiential Elective
GSM-691
Michael Dothan
Investments

GSM-691 & GSM-692A Must be Taken Together
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
3
M204
T/TH
Concentration Experiential Elective
GSM-692A
Michael Dothan
Student Investment Fund (full-year course)

GSM-691 & GSM-692 Must be Taken Together
4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
1.5
M204
TH
Concentration Experiential Elective
GSM-697
Elliot Maltz
Sustainability Management
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
3
A101
W
Required
GSM-698
Fred Thompson
Mark Ahn
Governance in a Global Environment
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
3
M201
M/W

Course Descriptions for Early Career MBA and MBA for Career Change
M=Mudd Building | A=Atkinson Annex

IMPORTANT DATES

First Day of Compass Week Wednesday, August 19, 2009
First Day of Class Monday, August 24, 2009
Last Day to Add Classes Friday, August 28, 2009
IKEWs: Case Memo Due Monday, October 5, 2009
IKEWs (No Classes for 1st Year AGSM Students) Monday-Tuesday, October 12-13, 2009
The last day to drop a course without a "W" on your transcript Friday, October 23, 2009
Thanksgiving Vacation Thursday-Friday, November 26-27, 2009
PACE Presentations Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Course Evaluations Monday-Thursday, November 30 - December 3, 2009
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course Prior to the Last Scheduled Class Session
Last Day of Classes Thursday, December 3, 2009
Reading Days Friday-Monday, December 4-7, 2009
Final Examinations Tuesday-Friday, December 8-11, 2009
End of Semester Friday, December 11, 2009