Master of Business Administration

Evening Program Fall 2007 Schedule

Overview

Classes are scheduled to begin on September 5th and finals end on December 21st. A detailed academic calendar is available.

Registration: For matriculated students, the date to register depends on total credits (check e-Campus starting February 16th, to find when you can start registration). Registration begins March 27th - for returning students and June 6th for new students. Non-matriculated students can start to register July 5th. Go to e-Campus to register for classes. Keep in mind that the last day to add a course is September 18th, and the last day to drop a course is October 30th (see http://www.uri.edu/es/students/bill/BillAdjRefundInfo.html for the billing adjustment calendar if you drop a class after Sept 4th)

Tuition is $TBA per credit for in-state (Rhode Island) residents and $TBA per credit for out-of-state students. (has not been determined yet by the Board of Governors)

Schedule

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
6:00pm - 8:45pm
MAC 501 (ACC 518) Current Accounting Prof. Beckman Kingston Class #1014 LRS 526 Econ. Of Labor Markets Staff Kingston Class #4272 MBA 505 Marketing Mgt Sheinin Providence Class #4693	LRS 541 Labor Reln Law Prof. Grossman Providence Class #2108 MBA 550 Information Resources Carlsson Providence Class #7188 MBA 578 HR Development Prof. Scholl Kingston Class #TBA	MBA 560 Operations Mgt Prof. Mangiameli Providence Class #2144 MBA 571 (MGT 500) Labor Rel & HR Prof. Turano Providence Class #2209 MAC 506 (ACC 542) Seminar Tax Res & Policy Staff Kingston Class #1015 MBA 579 International Business Mgt Prof. Twaddle Kingston Class #6172	MBA 565 Strategic Mgt Prof. Comerford Providence Class #2145 LRS 532 Employment Law Prof. Tabor Providence Class #4302 MBA 503 Financial Accounting Prof. Brayton-Kennedy Providence Class #7187 MBA 504 Financial Mgt Prof. Oppenheimer Providence Class #2140 LRS 544 Colloq Worker History Prof. Molloy Providence Class #6005
6:30pm - 9:15pm
	MBA 500 Statistics for Mgt Prof. Chen Providence Class #2137	MBA 540 Org. Decision Making & Design Prof. Beauvais Kingston Class #6070
7:00pm - 9:45pm
ECN 590 Principles of Econ Prof. Lardaro Providence Class #5231

Make sure to register early so you get your first choice. There usually is only one section for each evening class (maximum 30 students). You are not eligible to take 5:00pm courses held at the Raytheon location. If you have any questions, please call the MBA office at (401) 874-5000.

Alternative Schedules

Saturday Courses

BUS 449 - Entrepreneurship, Prof. Mazze, Kingston, Class #6866. This class meets 6 Saturdays: November 3, 10, 17, Dec. 1, 8, 15 from 9am-4pm

MBA 502: Organizational Behavior, Prof. Swann, Providence, Class #7156. This class meets 6 Saturdays: September 8, 15, 22, 29, October 13, 20 from 9am-4pm

LRS 542: Labor Relations & Coll. Bargaining, Prof. Bodah , Providence, Class #2109. This class meets September 9, 16, 30, October 14, 28, November 18 and Dec 2 from 9am-2:45pm

WebCT Courses

No MBA web courses scheduled at this time. Other non-business online courses offered by the University will be listed on the Web site http://autocrat.uri.edu/1364.html

Weekend Seminar Courses

HDF 598: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Course fee: TBA; due at time of registration.

Over the past fifteen years the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People course has been offered to over a million people in corporations, education, government and health care. The course introduces a process that combines effective leadership and management practices. It focuses on developing a clear mission, self-management, and commitment. It promotes and prizes respect, trust, teamwork, and a principled work/life philosophy.

Participants will learn strategies to:

• Develop principle-centered, value-driven, and mission-oriented organizational and personal goals.
• Learn better listening and negotiation skills to improve relationships with colleagues, team members, customers, and important people in your life.
• Work more effectively with other people, resulting in higher-quality decisions and greater organizational unity.
• Develop leadership skills to enhance influence over key areas of professional and personal life.

The University of Rhode is offering this course under special license with the Franklin Covey Leadership Center. It will be conducted by a certified instructor in an intensive two-weekend format. It is open only to matriculated students (including part-time matriculated students) and URI faculty and staff and their family members. This course may be of particular interest to students in management, leadership, human resources, education, health care, psychology, human development, and administration.

Prerequisite: Junior, senior, or graduate standing. (3 undergraduate/graduate credits)

Instructor: James F. Campbell, Ph.D.

Tentative Schedule: Friday Sept 28th from 5:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M., Saturday Sept 29 & Sunday Sept 30 from 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. and second weekend Friday Oct 26th 5:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M., Saturday Oct 27 & Sunday Oct 28 from 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.

Course Location: University of Rhode Island, Kingston Campus

How to register for this course: This course requires a special registration form available at the Graduate Professional Center, URI Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Continuing Education, 80 Washington Street, Providence, RI 02903-1803. You may call (401) 277-5200 to receive a registration form or to be placed on the waiting list.

Transfer Courses

You are allowed to take some courses at another AACSB accredited school. Please contact the MBA Office for instructions on how to transfer courses.