Graduate Curriculum Committee - zicklin : school of business - CUNY

Assignments: If you are not in class when an assignment is scheduled to be handed in, you must
email the assignment to me prior to the relevant class period. If you miss a class, you are
required to get notes and other relevant information discussed during class from one of your
classmates. If you have any questions after you review the notes, you should schedule a time to
meet with me.
1. Readings: Students must read the assigned portions of the text as well as any additional
readings posted on Blackboard or provided in a course packet. From time to time, I may
provide you with additional readings or give you in class quizzes or exercises on the
readings.
2. Homework Assignments: In addition to the assigned readings which are essential for
classroom discussion, you will turn in three (3) case analysis papers. I will provide a
hand-out with the questions to be addressed in your analysis.
3. Mid-Term Exam: As a general rule, there will not be any make-up exams given for the
mid-term exams. Mid-term exams will be given in class and are closed book exams.
(Exceptions for serious illness with advance notice to the professor prior to the time of
exam administration and written doctor notes will be considered.) The mid-term exam for
this class will be an in-class team analysis which may include mini-cases where you will
need to apply the theories that you have learned in the readings to a hypothetical business
case.
4. Final Project: There will be a written final research project, which has an individual and
team component. You will also make an oral presentation on your paper in class with
your team member(s). I will provide more detail for this project and a list of suggested
topics. There will be interim deadlines for this final project to ensure your steady
progress over the semester.
Use of Blackboard: Additional material, including specific readings, handouts, problems, or
exercises will be posted on Blackboard throughout the semester. It is your responsibility to
access Blackboard to retrieve these materials. If you do not have computer and Internet access
that allows you to reach Blackboard, please speak to me so that we can arrange for you to get
course materials.
Use of Other Technology: Thou shalt be innovative in using technology in your education.
Thou shalt not tweet, mail, call, text, digit, live feed, surf, read, or indulge in any other
multimedia communication during class time, unless and only when it is relevant to class
material and content. All e-mail communication from the professor to the students will be sent to
the student’s official Baruch e-mail account.
Grading: Your final grade for this course will be computed as follows:
Class Contribution 25%
Homework: (N short papers) 20%
Mid-Term Exam:(essays/mini-cases) 20%