FRESHMAN ORIENTATION - James Madison University -

FRESHMANORIENTATIONSUMMER2008Outline•CurriculumPriorities•CoBBrandingInitiative•Progression&AdmissionStandards•Q&ACoBCurriculumPriorities•Integratedapproachtolearning•Interpersonalskills–Teamskills–Leadershipskills–Changeorientation–Presentationskills•Technicalskills•Analyticalskills•Experientiallearning/internships•Acommitmenttolife-longlearningTheCoBBrand•MQ=Higherprobabilityofsuccess•MQ=Acombinationof–technicalskills+–organizationalfit+–fasterproductivity+–returnoninvestmentTheCoBBrandWhyEmployersLoveOurGraduates•FitIntotheOrganization–Adaptability–Agility–Attitude,nonentitlementmentality–Lowerturnover–Listening/Communicating•Fastorfasterproductivity–Doingproductivework,betterperformance–Teamwork–Listening/Communicating•ReturnonInvestment–AlloftheaboveTheCoBBrandSkillsWeHelpStudentsDevelopJMUCoB“InterpersonalSuccessSkills”•EmotionalIntelligenceSkills•InterpersonalCommunicationsSkills•ProblemSolving,DecisionMaking,JudgmentSkills•TeamSkills•LearningAgility—theabilitytolearn,thenapplythatlearningtovaryingsituations.ThePathToYourSuccess•Lower-levelBBAcorecourses•Progressingtothesophomorebusinesscourses•GainingadmissiontotheCoB&COB300•Selecting&completingaMajorCoBBBACoreCurriculum•Lower-level(Fr/So)courses–Accounting(2)–Calculus–ComputerInformationSystems–Economics(2)–InterpersonalSkills–LegalEnvironment–ManagementScience–Statistics•Upper-level(Jr/Sr)courses–IntegratedFunctionalSystems–StrategicManagementSophomoreProgressionStandardsToEnrollinSophomoreBusinessCourses•Mustcomplete5of6BBAcorecourses–COB191(Statistics)–COB204(ComputerInformationSystems)–COB218(LegalEnvironmentofBusiness)–ECON201(Micro-Economics)–GECON200(Macro-Economics)–MATH205(Calculus)•Musthaveatleasta2.500JMUGPAWhatIfYouFallShort?•GPABetween2.400and2.499-Havesummertoreach2.500•GPABelow2.400–WillbedirectedtoCareerandAcademicPlanningtoselectanothermajorToBeConsideredforAdmissiontotheCoB&COB300•Minimum2.800JMUGPA•CompletionofremainingBBAcorecourses(10coursesinall)•Nomorethan2Ds,Fs,WFs,orcombinationofDs,Fs,andWFs•Havecompleted56–70credithourswhenbeginningCOB300AdmissiontotheCoBisSELECTIVE•Applicationoccursattheendofthesophomoreyear•SomemajorsmayimposehigherstandardsCoBMajors•Accounting•ComputerInformationSystems•Economics•Finance•QuantitativeFinance•Hospitality&TourismManagement•InternationalBusiness•Management•MarketingTopEmployers(afew)–Accenture–BankofAmerica–BearingPoint–CapitalOne–Deloitte–EliLilly&Co.–Enterprise–Ernst&Young–FreddieMac–GannettCo./USAToday–Hecht’s–Hyatt–IBMConsultingSvcs.–Kohl’s–KPMG–LizClaiborne,Inc.–LockheedMartin–Marriott–MorganStanley–NVR,Inc.Homes–PricewaterhouseCoopers–Standard&Poors–Target–T.RowePrice–WachoviaSecurities–WaltDisneyWorldThingsYouCanDoNow•Beginputtingtogetheraresume•RegisterwithCareerServices•StartthinkingaboutinternshipsCoBFreshmanScholarships•$2,000•DeclaredCoBmajor•Applicationdue7/21/08•Handoutinlobbyor