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Course Schedule: Summer 2008

Spring 2008    Fall 2008/Winter 2009   

Important Notes:

  • The Summer 2008 Course Schedule is subject to change.
  • Each course is 3 semester hours of credit.
  • The program reserves the right to extend courses by one week if class is cancelled due to extenuating circumstances (such as inclement weather).
  • View important registration details for Summer 2008 (including deadlines) on the Registration Information page
  • Download and print the PDF version of the schedule.
  • View Summer 2008 Courses-at-a-Glance.

Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS
Classes held in the Cedar Rapids Center

CORE

6N:211 EXC Marketing Management
Instructor: Bob Cline
Dates:  Wednesdays
May 28 – July 30
Time:  6:00-10:00 pm
Room 201

6N:212 EXC Management in Organizations
Instructor:  Susan Dustin
Dates: Mondays and Thursdays
Monday, July 7 – Thursday, August 7
Time:  6:00 - 10:00 pm
Kirkwood Business Event Room
Kirkwood Center for Continuing Education
(note: change in location)

6N:216 EXC Data and Decisions
Instructor: Phil Barnes
Dates:  Tuesdays
May 27 – July 29
Time:  6:00-10:00 pm
Room 202

ELECTIVE

6F:215 EXC Corporate Finance
Prerequisite(s):  6N:225 Managerial Finance
Instructor: Jon Garfinkel
Dates:  Fridays and Saturdays
June 6 & 7, June 13 & 14, June 20 & 21,
June 27 & 28
Time:  Fridays, 6:00-9:00 pm
          Saturdays, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
Room 201

 

6J:235 EXC Maximizing Team Performance
Instructor: Gale Mote
Dates:  Fridays and Saturdays
July 11 & 12, July 18 & 19, July 25 & 26,
August 1 & 2
Time:  Fridays, 6:00-9:00 pm
          Saturdays, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
Kirkwood Business Event Room
Kirkwood Center for Continuing Education
(note: change in location)

6K:293 EXC Seminar in Lean Practices (Lean Academy)
Prerequisite(s):  6N:229 Operations Management
Instructors:  Phil Jones and Barrett Thomas
Dates: Monday through Friday (Daily)
August 4 – August 8
Time:  8:00 am-5:00 pm 
Relocated to Iowa City
Room W401 John Papajohn Business Building

Alternative format: One weekend in person class sessions plus self directed learning modules

6M:205 EXC
Web Business Strategy
(Creating Value Using Service and Digital Marketing)

Prerequisite(s):  6N:211 Marketing Management or previous marketing coursework or significant work experience in marketing
Instructors: Gary Gaeth and Goutam Chakraborty
In person class sessions: Friday, July 25 & Saturday, July 26
Time:  Friday, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Saturday, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
Classroom sessions only:
Relocated to Iowa City
Room C425 Pomerantz Center

Students should expect CD based case studies to be assigned prior to class during the week of July 4 with additional modules the weeks of July 11 and July 18.  A final exam will be due Aug. 3.

6T:220 EXC New Business Formation
Instructor: David Hensley
Dates:  Mondays and Thursdays
Thursday, May 29 – Monday, June 30
  (Delayed start due to Memorial Day)
Time:  6:00-10:00 pm       
Room 201

 

Iowa City

IOWA CITY
Classes are held in the John Pappajohn Business Building (PBB).

CORE

6N:223 EXP Global Business Strategy
Prerequisite: 6N:212 Management in Organizations
Instructor: Mikhail Grachev
Dates:  Fridays and Saturdays
May 30 & 31, June 6 & 7, June 13 & 14, June 20 & 21
Time: Fridays, 6:00-9:00 pm
          Saturdays, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
Room S107 John Pappajohn Business Building

6N:228 EXP International Economic Environment of the Firm
Note: 6N:213 recommended but not required
Instructor: A’amer Farooqi
Dates:  Mondays and Thursdays
Monday, July 7 – Thursday, August 7
Time:  6:00-10:00 pm
Room S107 John Pappajohn Business Building

 

6N:240 EXP Strategic Management and Business Policy
Prerequisite(s): 6N:211, 6N:215, 6N:216, 6N:225, and 6N:229
Instructor: Gary Gaeth and Scott Arneson
Dates:  Wednesdays
May 28 – July 30
Time:  6:00-10:00 pm
Room S107 John Pappajohn Business Building

Students should make their 6N:240 registration request no later than April 7th at midnight. A request for this course dated April 7th will be prioritized according to the number of completed courses through the end of the Spring 2008 semester and the time of the request in EMBARC. Requests received after midnight on April 7th will be processed in the order in which they are received.

ELECTIVES

6J:242 EXP Managing and Preventing Conflict
Instructors: Jay Christensen-Szalanski and Lon Moeller
Dates: Daily, Monday through Friday
Monday, June 16 – Friday, June 20
(note: dates changed due to faculty request)
Time:  8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Room S401 John Pappajohn Business Building

 

6K:293 EXC Seminar in Lean Practices (Lean Academy)
Prerequisite(s):  6N:229 Operations Management
Instructors:  Phil Jones and Barrett Thomas
Dates: Monday through Friday (Daily)
August 4 – August 8
Time:  8:00 am-5:00 pm 
Relocated to Iowa City
Room W401 John Papajohn Business Building

Alternative format: One weekend in person class sessions plus self directed learning modules

6M:205 EXC
Web Business Strategy
(Creating Value Using Service and Digital Marketing)

Prerequisite(s):  6N:211 Marketing Management or previous marketing coursework or significant work experience in marketing
Instructors: Gary Gaeth and Goutam Chakraborty
In person class sessions: Friday, July 25 & Saturday, July 26
Time:  Friday, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Saturday, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
Classroom sessions only:
Relocated to Iowa City
Room C425 Pomerantz Center

Students should expect CD based case studies to be assigned prior to class during the week of July 4 with additional modules the weeks of July 11 and July 18.  A final exam will be due Aug. 3

 

Des Moines

DES MOINES
Classes held in W.A. Krause Center for Entrepreneurial Education unless otherwise noted.

CORE

6N:211 EXD Marketing Management
Instructor: Bob Cline
Dates:  Tuesdays
May 27 – July 29
Time:  6:00-10:00 pm
Room 105

6N:213 EXD Managerial Economics
Instructor: Don Szeszycki
Dates:  Mondays and Thursdays
Thursday, May 29 – Monday, June 30
(Delayed start due to Memorial Day)
Time:  6:00 pm-10:00 pm
Room 101

 

6N:227 EXD Human Resource Management
Instructor: Dennis Schrag
Dates:  Tuesdays
May 27 – July 29
Time:  6:00-10:00 pm
Room 101

ELECTIVES

6F:212 EXD Investment Management
Prerequisite(s):  6N:225 Managerial Finance
Instructor: Anand Vijh
Dates:  Mondays and Thursdays
Monday, July 7 – Thursday, August 7
Time:  6:00-10:00 pm
Room 105

6J:242 EXD Managing and Preventing Conflict
Instructors: Jay Christensen-Szalanski and Lon Moeller
Dates: Daily, Monday through Friday
Monday, August 4 – August 8
Time:  8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Room 101

6M:235 EXD International Marketing
Prerequisite(s):  6N:211 Marketing Management or previous marketing coursework or significant work experience in marketing
Instructor: Cathy Cole and D.J. Nayakankuppam 
Dates:  Mondays and Thursdays
Thursday, May 29 – Monday, June 30
(Delayed start due to Memorial Day)
Time:  6:00 pm-10:00 pm
Room 105

6J:262 EXD  Leadership and Personal Development
Instructor: Ginny Wilson-Peters
Dates:  Fridays and Saturdays
July 11 &12, July 18 & 19, July 25 & 26,
August 1 & 2
Time:  Fridays, 6:00-9:00 pm
          Saturdays, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
Room 101

 

Quad Cities

QUAD CITIES
Classes held in the Kahl Education Center.

CORE

6N:213 EXQ Managerial Economics
Instructor: A’amer Farooqi
Dates:  Mondays and Thursdays
Thursday, May 29 – Monday, June 30
(Delayed start due to Memorial Day)
Time:  6:00 pm-10:00 pm
Room 304

6N:223 EXQ Global Business Strategy
Instructor: Mikhail Grachev and Mariya A Bobina
Dates:  Tuesdays
May 27 – July 29
Time:  6:00-10:00 pm
Room 304

ELECTIVES

6F:205 EXQ Contemporary Topics (Wealth Management)
Prerequisite(s):  6N:225 Managerial FinanceInstructor: John Spitzer
Dates:  Mondays and Thursdays
Monday, July 7 – Thursday, August 7
Time:  6:00-10:00 pm
Room 304

 

6K:293 EXQ Seminar in Lean Practices (Lean Academy)
Prerequisite(s):  6N:229 Operations Management
Instructors:  Phil Jones and Barrett Thomas
Dates: June 9-June13
Time: 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Room TBA

 

 

 

Web / Alternative Format

WEB / ALTERNATIVE FORMAT

Web:  Instructor moderated class sessions held via the web
Alternative Format: One weekend in person class sessions plus self directed learning modules

ELECTIVES

Web:  6K:223 EXW  Management of E-Commerce Systems
Instructor: Warren Boe
Dates:  Wednesdays, June 11 –  August 6
Time:  Participation is expected in instructor moderated class sessions held via the web beginning June 11 from 7:00-9:00 pm.
Attendance is expected at in-person introductory class sessions held by Professor Boe at each site from 5:00-7:00 pm:
                                Des Moines:  Monday, June 9
                                Quad Cities:  Tuesday, June 10
                                Cedar Rapids:  Wednesday, June 11 (continues into first session)

Web: 6T:250 EXW Managing the Growth Business
Instructor: Richard McCarty
Dates:  Tuesdays, May 27 – July 29
Time:  Participation is expected in instructor moderated class sessions held via the web beginning May 27 from 7:00-9:00 pm.
Attendance is expected at in-person introductory class sessions held by Prof. McCarty at each site from 5:00-6:00 pm:
                                Des Moines:  Wednesday, May 28
                                Quad Cities:  Thursday, May 29
                                Cedar Rapids:  Monday, June 2

Alternative Format:  6M:205 EXC Web Business Strategy (Creating Value Using Service and Digital Marketing)
Prerequisite(s):  6N:211 Marketing Management or previous marketing coursework or significant work experience in marketing
Instructors: Gary Gaeth and Goutam Chakraborty
In person class sessions: Friday, July 25 & Saturday, July 26              
Time:  Friday, 9:00 am-4:00 pm; Saturday, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
Classroom sessions only: Room 202 Cedar Rapids Center

Students should expect CD based case studies to be assigned prior to class during the week of July 4 with additional modules the weeks of July 11 and July 18.  A final exam will be due Aug. 3.

IPO: Italy

International Program Option (IPO): Asolo, Italy

ELECTIVE

Registration for this course began on February 27 for admitted students and March 4 for PreMBA students.

This course can be used in place of the 6N:223 Global Strategy core course.

6J:246 EXA International Management
Instructor: Frank Rydzewski
Dates: In Iowa City on Saturday, May 31 and Saturday, July 12
Time:  9:30 am-3:30 pm, Room C435 Pomerantz Center

Travel dates to Italy: June 13 – June 22
Attendance is expected at the three class sessions in Iowa City; the other class sessions will be held in Italy from three class sessions to two class sessions.

See our IPO program site for more information at http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/mbapm/current/ipo_italy.cfm