Weekly Schedule Business Professionalism BA 3080
Professor Mary Gorman
Spring 2016
Date
Jan 12
Tues
Jan 14
Thurs
Jan 19
Tues
Jan 21
Thurs
Jan 26
Tues
Jan 28
Thurs
Feb 2
Tues
Feb 4
Thurs
Feb 9
Tues
Feb 11
Thurs
Feb 16
Tues
Feb 18
Thurs
Feb 23
Tues
Feb 25
Thurs
March 1
Tues
Topic
Reading Assignment
Other
Course Introduction: syllabus/weekly
schedule & presentation standards
Opening Exercise
BB overview
RoR directions/examples
Self-Discovery: Understanding Yourself
Emotional Intelligence
Self Discovery-Understanding Yourself
Emotional Intelligence
18 Things Emotionally Strong People Do
Team Assignments/Team exercise
w/teammates
Resumes & cover letters
Interviewing/LinkedIn Profiles/Meetup.com
Elevator pitch exercise
Bring a draft resume to class
Salary Negotiation
Social Networking:
Your Digital Footprint
Leadership Discussion #1

Digital Footprint

We Googled You
Leadership Discussion #2:

Playing to your strengths
Bring laptops to class
Digital Footprint
We Googled You
How To Play To Your Strengths
CAREER FAIR
Visit: www.uc.edu/career
Leadership Discussion 3:

Become an Authentic Speaker

First Impressions Really Matter
Mentoring
Leadership Discussion #4

Mentoring Millennials

Make Mentoring Memorable
Mentoring Plan instructions
SMART goal worksheets
Become an Authentic Speaker
First Impressions Really Matter
Self-Discovery: What is right for you?
Leadership Discussion #5

Coddling of the American Mind

How to tell if company culture is
right for you
Generation Homework instructions
Best Advice video & discussion
The Coddling of the American Mind
How to tell if a Company Culture is
Right for You
Self-Discovery: What is Right for You?
Leadership Discussion #6

Managing Yourself: What Brain
Science Tells Us…

The Power Paradox
Personal Development Plan instructions &
template & rubric
Self-assessment links
Managing Yourself: What Brain
Science Tells Us About How to Excel
The Power Paradox
Mentoring Millennials
Make Mentoring Memorable
Mentoring Plan Due
March 3
Thurs
March 8
Tues
March 10
Thurs
Leadership Discussion #7

What’s Your Story

Reinventing Your Personal Brand
SPEAKER: Alec Bowling, Pep Company
Leadership & Personal branding
What’s Your Story
Reinventing Your Personal Brand
Working with Others
Leadership Discussion #8

What Makes a Leader?

What Every Leader Needs to Know
About Followers
What Makes a Leader?
What Every Leader Needs to Know
about Followers
March 15
Tues
Working with Others
Boomers vs Millennials
March 17
Thurs
Leadership Discussion #9

Generational Leadership
 The Manager: Master & Servant
Personal Development Plan Due
Generation Homework due in class
(hard copy)
Generational Leadership
The Manager: Master & Servant
SPRING BREAK: MARCH 21-27
March 29
Tues
Leadership Discussion #10

Competent Jerks, …

Why It Pays to Be a Jerk
Competent Jerks, …
Why It Pays to Be a Jerk
March 31
Thurs
Working with Others: Civility and Rules of
Good Business
Leadership Discussio#11

Why Manners Matter at Work

The Price of Incivility
Working with Others slides, video, exercise
Why Manners Matter at Work
The Price of Incivility
April 5
Tues
April 7
Thurs
April 12
Tues
April 14
Thurs
April 19
Tues
April 21
Thurs
Best Advice Presentations Instructions &
Template & Rubric
Meet with teams: planning session
Business Ethics cases
How to include others exercise
Best Advice Team Presentations #1-4
Best Advice Team Presentations #5-8
Best Advice Team Presentations #9-11
Course Wrap-up & course evaluations
EC offered if course evaluation
participation reaches 85%