Business Management Orientation A Steady Upward Course
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Business Management Department Becoming a Disciple Leader & An Employable Quality Graduate
Consider this counsel from President Thomas S. Monson on preparing for your life s work I hope that you are not afraid of tough classes. I never did have a cinch class. I hope that you are not afraid of lengthy periods of preparation. Burn the midnight oil. Don t procrastinate like my older sister, who after a late date rationalized, I have a test tomorrow, but I am weary. What is more important, my health or my test? Aha, my health! I need my sleep. So she slept. I won t say what happened to the test.
President Monson Cont. You simply have to apply yourself. I hope that you want to be so well equipped that you can compete in this competitive world. I hope that you will learn to take responsibility for your decisions, whether they be in your courses of study which you elect to take, or whether they be in the direction of the academic attainments which you strive to achieve.
President Monson Cont. Should you become discouraged or feel burdened down, remember that others have passed this same way; they have endured and then have achieved. When we have done all that we are able to do, we can then rely on God s promised help. CES Fireside for Young Adults 7 September 2003
B 100 Business Management Orientation Designed to be the first class taken for a potential business management student One credit Class Attendance Optional 35 hours Personalized Career Portfolio ilearn more detailed course information Great Resources to Help You
Purpose of B 100 Help Set Direction of Travel Make a Decision and begin moving down path Business or some other path? Encourage Learning by Faith Further Prepare Disciples of Jesus Christ Glorify God Build the Kingdom Learn Critical Skills on How to Gain Employment
Assumptions Mature Students Willing to Work Hard Honest and Have Integrity Agents Who Act vs. Objects Who are Acted Upon
Doctrinal Foundation Doctrine and Covenants 58: 26 29 not meet that I should command in all things.anxiously engaged in a good cause and do many things of their own free will
Foundation 2 Nephi 2:14 He hath created all things, both things to act and things to be acted upon.
Foundation Joseph Smith Faith is not only the principle of action, but of power in all intelligent beings (Lecture on Faith p.3)
Grading If all stated expectations are met = 85% B Must exceed expectations to raise grade If base expectations are not met = non passing grade The Entrepreneurial Challenge/ Option Start or improve upon existing business. Move grade up from B
Expectations Standards Readings, Essays, and Summaries CareerLeader Assessment and summary Access Card purchased in the University Store Textbook counter Resume Reviewed by Career Services **Sign up Early** Industry and Company Analysis LinkedIn Profile Expert Level 20 connections Join 3 Groups.. i.e. BYU Idaho Alumni & Business Three Mentors summaries Understand 50 Key Business Terms Graduation Plan remaining semesters Approved by ADC (Academic Discovery Center: Smith 227)
Tentative Class Schedule 1 st Week Class Introduction and Questions 2 nd Week College Academic Discovery Center 3 rd Week Steve Davis Alumni Director 4 th Week: Business Functions and Industries October 16: Special Guest: Henry J. Eyring for all sections
Business Management Orientation A Steady Upward Course PORTFOLIOS
Business Portfolios Sample in ilearn Final Draft due Monday Nov. 25 at 5 pm Smith 231. Spiral Bound 3 Copies Draft to be reviewed by Teaching Assistants email addresses in Syllabus Professional Document reviewed i.e. writing center. McKay Lib. 2 nd floor East Wing Resume Reviewed.. Career Services Sign Up Early
Career Leader Access Card
What CareerLeader Does Measures your core interests, skills and motivations, then compares them to successful people in a variety of business careers Predicts career paths that you are likely to enjoy and succeed in Describes the elements of organizational culture that will be key to your success and happiness Identifies any career Achilles heels that may interfere with your career success
How CareerLeader Was Developed By Drs. Timothy Butler and James Waldroop, psychologists at the Harvard Business School and authors of: Discovering Your Career in Business The 12 Bad Habits That Hold Good People Back Getting Unstuck Numerous articles in the Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Fast Company, and other popular business press Using a database of more than 400,000 business professionals collected over 13 years
Who Uses CareerLeader? Select MBA Programs U.S. Harvard University Stanford University Cornell Johnson MIT Sloan Duke Fuqua Dartmouth Tuck Columbia University Emory Goizueta Yale University University of Pennsylvania Wharton U.C. Berkeley Haas University of Virginia Darden University of Chicago Booth Northwestern Kellogg U.C. Los Angeles Anderson Georgetown University McDonough New York University Stern University of Michigan Ross
Course Deadlines Oct. 25 5pm Mid Term Exam Key Definitions MC Testing Center (Test Opens Sept. 23 st Closes Oct. 25 ) Articles, Chapters, Insights, Essays, and CL Summary copy to text box in ilearn Nov. 18 (Monday Class) Nov. 20 (Wed. Class) Nov. 22 (Friday Class) TA Portfolio Reviews Smith 324 July 1 th 5pm Smith 231 ** 3 Completed Portfolios Turned In** Professional Document. Spiral Bound
Take Responsibility Don t let life determine for you what you are going to be. You will want to take that responsibility on yourself.
Moving Forward "Revelation comes on the Lord's timetable, which often means we must move forward in faith, even though we haven't received all the answers we desire. Elder Robert D. Hales, Personal Revelation October 2007 General Conference
Business Boards Purpose Demonstrate Readiness to Enter the Business Program Dates: Dec. 2 13 8 am 5 pm 15 minutes each (Discussion/Q&A) MC 117B Conference Room Introduction Help us get to know you. Portfolio Highlights Career Focus Graduation Plan Mentors that Match
Class and Office Times Bro. Bell s Office Times By Appointment Smith 312
Business Management Orientation A Steady Upward Course
Select the 12 most exciting, engaging, meaningful roles Rank them from 1 12 (1 being the top) Identify Themes Technology, Public Service, Creativity, Managing, Influence, Helping Identify Tensions Autonomy vs. Leading Teams Pay attention to Images standing on the top of a mountain, Spotlights, Teams
A Model People
career framework
Competency Courage Employment Connected Character
Careers Direction of Travel? Passion Fits Faith Job $ Skills
Career Decisions In choosing an occupation, please be mindful of what you do best not just what you like to do but where your aptitudes are and where the gifts and talents are that you have been given. Then ask yourself, Where can I get the best training experiences to develop my talents? Look for the college or company where you can make a contribution and continue your learning and training.
Career Decisions Take an opportunity to observe how someone else is doing it right. Then you will gain the experience and the confidence to be able to do it yourself. Whatever endeavor you want to explore, associate with people who have valuable experience. Associate with people who really know what they are doing. RETURN, Pg. 227 8
Take Responsibility Don t drift through life and let random living decide for you what you are going to be or what you are going to do with your life. RETURN, pg. 228
Good Information makes for Good Inspiration Sister Bonnie Parkin Former General Relief Society President Church News Nov. 27, 2004
Take Responsibility When I was a teenager, I helped my father varnish the floor in a downstairs room in our house. He watched me as I slowly painted myself into a corner and had no way to get out without stepping across the freshly shellacked floor. I asked, What do I do? I ll never forget his answer: Robert, don t ever do that in your life.
Career Decisions The Lord expects us to become educated to collect the riches of eternity so that we will be better prepared to be a good companion and father or mother and able to provide for our family.
What are Employers Looking for? Character Competency Judgment / Trustworthy
Brand Value A Gift and a Responsibility
An Analogy University Company BYU Idaho You Product An extension of the BYU Idaho Brand Employers /Recruiters The Customer
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The Value of the Brand? In a world that grows increasingly dark because of distrust, cynicism, and unethical behavior graduates of Brigham Young University Idaho must radiate the light of integrity and honesty. This university, one of the Lord's universities, will ultimately be recognized as an institution where integrity and honesty are as common and consistent as a windy afternoon in Rexburg. (Elder David A. Bednar, BYUI, Sept. 2002)
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This photo was originally owned by Elder Matthew Cowley, the late Apostle and Elder Glen L. Rudd s mission president and dear friend. It was given to Elder Rudd as a gift and remains an apt symbol of its current owner, whose life has been defined by gospel work and effort to better the temporal and spiritual welfare of others. (Elder Rudd retired at age 95)
Foundation Doctrine and Covenants 88: 77 80 all things that pertain unto the kingdom of God things both in heaven and in the earth have been.shortly come to pass That ye may be prepared in all things