Join CM Tuesday October 6th for the BBJ Power Breakfast: Winning the Talent Race

Dear College of Management students –

 Please join the College of Management and the Boston Business Journal on October 6th for a conversation about how education, employers, and government/policy can help close the skills gap in Massachusetts. Student tickets are complimentary. Please enter the code UMASSSTUDENT when you register.

Register here.

Tuesday, October 6
7:00am-10:00am
Campus Center, 3rd floor
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125

 We hope to see you there.

Thank you,
Andrea Reardon

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Finding your classroom location: Bayside Campus

The Bayside campus is located adjacent to the Bayside parking lot, near the Double Tree hotel and very close to the JFK/UMass Red Line T stop.

Finding your classes

Example – Room: BCL – Hamp – Bayside, Hampden

Bayside example

This class will be held in the Bayside Building (sometimes also referred to as Mt. Vernon Street, or CAPS) in the Hampden room. You can find the Bayside building (noted on the map as location #20 – 150 Mt Vernon Street) on the map. Once you get to the building, there are signs pointing you down the stairs to the class rooms. You can also find GPS coordinates, and an interactive map with directions to the Bayside Building here.

Campus Map example

Directions to UMass Boston

 Bayside Campus / CAPS Building

Click here to view an interactive map of the location. 

Address on GPS: 246-252 Mt Vernon St, Boston, MA 02125 (Actual address is 150 Mount Vernon St.)
UMass Boston Bayside (CAPS Building – College of Advancing and Professional Studies)
Near Bayside parking lot, opposite entrance to Marketplace Café in the DoubleTree hotel.
Classes will be held in the lower level rooms, for example: Suffolk Room (V00-Suff).

 By car from the North

Take Interstate 93 South through Boston to Exit 15 (Columbia Road/JFK Library). Take a left at the end of the ramp onto Columbia Road. Go straight into the rotary. Take the second exit (a right) onto Day Blvd. Take your first left onto Mt. Vernon Street. The UMass Boston Bayside Lot is straight ahead, past the Double Tree Hotel, on your left.

 By car from the South    

Take Interstate 93 North; Take exit 15
Take a Right at the end of the ramp onto Columbia Road. Go straight into the rotary. Take the second exit (a right) onto Day Blvd. Take your first left onto Mt. Vernon Street. The UMass Boston Bayside Lot is straight ahead, past the Double Tree Hotel, on your left.

Walking directions, upon arrival to the parking lot:

Walk toward Double Tree hotel (towards Mt. Vernon Street,  near the Marketplace Café side) and enter the building on the right just across from the Marketplace Café. You will pass under a long awning overhead. Enter the building through black metal double door to the main lobby. There will be signs directing you once you enter the building.

Walking directions from JFK/UMass MBTA station:
Walk along Mount Vernon street after leaving the station. You will see a sign to enter the DoubleTree hotel, on the left. Use this entrance, walking along the left side of the building. Across from the Marketplace Café entrance, you will see a red awning indicating the entrance to the building where we are holding the information session.

To classes (once inside the building):

Once in the lobby, walk toward the reception desk and turn left.  Head down the stairs located on the left, walk past the glass room and turn right. Walk through the open double white doors. The rooms have their names above the doors along with sign holders for the meeting time.

There will be signs indicating the College of Management classrooms.

 

 

Grad Program Offices have moved!

We’ve Moved!

We are happy to share with our students, that the Graduate Program Office has moved down the hall, into our own suite of offices.

We are still on the 5th floor, you can now find us adjacent to the first set of elevators in McCormack, and there is a sign hanging in the hallway to mark our new location. The room numbers are McCormack 5/209-2011

Students are welcome to stop by and visit the new space, and of course as always, feel free to contact us to make an appointment to discuss any academic planning as needed.

 

GradCm@umb.edu for general inquires and to make an appointment

Jeffrey.Masse@umb.edu advising, last name A-M

Tara.Norton@umb.edu advising, last name N-Z

Focus on India: Global Industry & Competitive Analysis

Focus on India: Global Industry & Competitive Analysis

Noida, India January 2-13, 2015

Complete details: 
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The Program
The program, also in collaboration with the Multinational
Business Academy of Noida, India, will consist of two preparatory
classes in Boston followed by classes in India. Time spent
in India will be divided among lectures, discussion, and company
visits, with some student presentations. Students will also
participate in various cultural activities and visit historical sites
in Delhi and its vicinity, such as the magnificent Taj Mahal in Agra
and the Pink City of Jaipur.
This course examines techniques of industry and competitive
analysis and ways of applying these techniques to gain a better
understanding of industry trends and company strategies in sectors
of significant importance to the regional economy. Students
will visit leading companies, such as Dell India, and LG Industries,
as well as governmental agencies and private hospitals.

Highlights
Experiences will include:
• Visits to the Taj Mahal and the Pink City of Jaipur
•Various site visits to prominent businesses and
face-to-face meetings with industry leaders

Courses and Credit
Participants register for one 3-credit course:
• MBAMGT685 Global Industry & Competitive Analysis
• MBAMGT696 Independent Study

 

Who Can Apply?
This course is open to all University of Massachusetts
Boston MBA students. Undergraduate students and
individuals from other colleges and universities are also
welcome to apply, but must first receive permission from
Professor Bandopadhyaya.

Program Fee
MBAMGT 685 $1,150 (3 credits)
MBAMGT 696 $735 (3 credits, optional).
The above fee is based on a minimum enrollment of 10 participants
(a surcharge will apply for a group less than 10 participants).
An additional $1,395 will cover all meals, ground transportation,
field-trips and lodging. Students pay this fee directly to the travel
vendor.

To Apply
The application deadline is October 17, 2014.
Applications received after this date will be considered on a
space-available basis. Please note: a valid passport is required
for travel to India.
Applications may be downloaded at: caps.umb.edu/international
A $250 deposit is due with your application.

For More Information
For program information, please contact:
Jennifer Goode-Sollis
W-01-003, 617.287.6995
jennifer.goode@umb.edu

For further academic information, please contact:

Arindam Bandopadhyaya, PhD
M-05-616, 617.287.7854
arindam.bandopadhyaya@umb.edu

Complete details: 
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Trouble with Registering for Classes? – Use the Request Web Form!

 

Trouble with Registering for Classes? – Use the Request Web Form!

Graduate students in the College of Management have an excellent resource to use when looking to register for classes, namely the Graduate Registration Request webpage:
http://www.umb.edu/academics/cm/student_resources/cm_graduate_registration_request

If you are having issues or receiving errors when you try to register for a class, or if Wiser says that you need a “permission code”, you should use this web form. It is the fastest and most efficient way to submit a registration request, and we process requests as they come in, with no more than a 24 hour wait (often it is much sooner!)

Use this web form if :

  • Wiser asks you for a “Permission Code
  • Wiser asks you for “Instructor Permission
  • Wiser informs you that “Pre-requisites have not been met” – But you know that they have!
  • You need to be added to a wait-list for a class
  • Any other registration issues that you may have

Using the web form is much faster than sending an email, and also allows you and us to track when you submitted the request for better service.

 

May 9th – IT info session – live and web cast

Join Us for
An Information Session on
Master of Science in Information Technology Program and IT Specializations
At the University of Massachusetts Boston

We are excited to share with you that the MSIT program has courses that cover big data, business analytics, information security and knowledge management. The coursework for the MSIT elective courses is grouped around three key clusters:

  • Technical Foundation of Information Technology: With courses on Business Intelligence, Data Mining and Data Warehousing.
  • Applications of Information Technology: With courses in Computer Security, Forensics and IT Controls and Audit.
  • Information Technology Management and Strategy: With courses in Knowledge Management, Information Systems Strategy, Information Technology Services and Operation and Customer Relations Management.

Coursework and student resources help students develop the communications, presentation, and analytical skills, as well as the technical, quantitative, and decision-making abilities, required of contemporary managers. The MSIT program is committed to the success of all its students, both academically and professionally, and to providing the individual attention and support that make their accomplishments a reality.

Meet Our Faculty and Learn More!
May 9th 5pm-6pm
Join us in person: Healey Library Lower Level Presentation Room 3-3505
Or via Webinar: 20 webinar reservations available, on a first-come, first-served basis

RSVP to gradcm@umb.edu Indicate if you will join us in person, or via webinar log-in.

Log-ins will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

MSIT Program: http://www.umb.edu/msit MBA/IT
Specializations: http://www.umb.edu/academics/cm/masters_programs/mba/specializations

May 9th – IT info session – live and web cast

Join Us for
An Information Session on
Master of Science in Information Technology Program and IT Specializations
At the University of Massachusetts Boston

We are excited to share with you that the MSIT program has courses that cover big data, business analytics, information security and knowledge management. The coursework for the MSIT elective courses is grouped around three key clusters:

  • Technical Foundation of Information Technology: With courses on Business Intelligence, Data Mining and Data Warehousing.
  • Applications of Information Technology: With courses in Computer Security, Forensics and IT Controls and Audit.
  • Information Technology Management and Strategy: With courses in Knowledge Management, Information Systems Strategy, Information Technology Services and Operation and Customer Relations Management.

Coursework and student resources help students develop the communications, presentation, and analytical skills, as well as the technical, quantitative, and decision-making abilities, required of contemporary managers. The MSIT program is committed to the success of all its students, both academically and professionally, and to providing the individual attention and support that make their accomplishments a reality.

Meet Our Faculty and Learn More!
May 9th 5pm-6pm
Join us in person: Healey Library Lower Level Presentation Room 3-3505
Or via Webinar: 20 webinar reservations available, on a first-come, first-served basis

RSVP to gradcm@umb.edu Indicate if you will join us in person, or via webinar log-in.

Log-ins will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

MSIT Program: http://www.umb.edu/msit MBA/IT
Specializations: http://www.umb.edu/academics/cm/masters_programs/mba/specializations

Graduation & Commencement Details

For student s who have applied for May or August graduation, a brochure with details about graduation and commencement should have gone out to you at the address you have listed with the University in your Wiser account. If you have not received it yet, you should shortly.

The information is also available on the University website, here:
http://www.umb.edu/commencement

Once your application is processed by the Registrar’s Office, you will be billed for graduation processing, and this will show up in your Wiser account as well, as a line item on your account.

If there were any issues with your graduation application you would have been contacted by the CM Graduate Program Office. If you were not contacted, your application was processed and returned to the Registrar’s Office.  For any questions about the status of your graduation application, please contact the Registrar’s Office directly.

What is an MTO & Why should I participate?

The Master’s Thesis Option provides students with the opportunity to differentiate their graduate degree with a coveted distinction in research. Students will learn how to approach academic research in an analytical and informed way, and how to collect and analyze research material.

An MTO and distinction in research will help leverage your career opportunities, having a published paper will help you stand out in an increasingly competitive job market. Creative thought coupled with analytical research tools gained through the MTO program sets you apart from your peers and prepares you for a career of success in any field you desire. Now, more than ever the job market demands business professionals to lead their companies in new directions, solve problems that have yet to be defined and create growth in areas that were never previously conceived. The MTO program is a talking point during any interview and shows a deep commitment to your topic which propels you beyond the distinction of the graduate students into a class that truly defines your capabilities as a leader. Participating in the MTO program will show employers that you have the skill to take up a challenging task, determine ways to tackle roadblocks independently and achieve results with a set time frame as well as how the skills you have developed will benefit the employer.

 

A few of our past MTO Success Stories

  • Christina Tamer- Program Officer at VentureWell a non-profit company in the Boston Area
  • Pruthvi Bhatt- Investment Risk Manager at APG Asset Management in New York City
  • Luna Lin- Ph.D Candidate in Finance at University of Mississippi
  • John Dorey- Consultant at John Hancock Financial Services
  • Joan Kiiru- Fund Operations at Orbis Investments in Cape Town Area South Africa
  • Deepak Bidwai- Member Producer at Arlington Community Media in the Boston Area
  • Bjoern Stengel- Senior Analyst at Bluefield Research a company in the Boston Area
  • Stefano Maffina- ESG Analyst at State Street Global Advisors in the Boston Area
  • Poorvi Bahety- Business Analyst at HSBC Financial Services in London England
  • Vignesh Natarajan- Product Manager at Monster Worldwide in the Boston Area
  • Yang Pu- Research Associate at DeMatteo Research in New York City
  • Vitaliy Ryabinin- Research Analyst at New Fronteir Advisors
  • Stacie O Costa, Trading and Performance Analysis Assistant at MDT Advisers in Boston
  • Mohammadhi Moqri- PhD Candidate in Information Systems at Warrington College of Business at University of Florida- joining the faculty of Information Systems at Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University

For further information, please email atreya.chakraborty@umb.edu

Master’s Thesis Defense

Master’s Thesis Defense by

Xingyuan Fei

“Intangible Information and Analyst Earnings Forecast”

Thesis Advisor: Yong-Chul Shin

 

Chinthana Ramaswamy

“Analyzing Revenue Sharing and Buyback Contracts:

An Experimental Study”

Thesis Advisor: Ehsan Elahi

Wednesday, August 15th

2:00pm

McCormack, 5th floor, Dean’s Conference Room (M-5-619)

Congratulations to our Beta Gamma Sigma inductees

We would like to extend a well-deserved congratulations to the students who were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma last night.

Beta Gamma Sigma is the international honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student anywhere in the world can receive in a business program accredited by AACSB International.

Membership is extended to those students in the top 20 percent of a master’s program at a business school accredited by AACSB International.