The College of Management is partnering with the Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) for all content and subject tutoring in undergraduate AF, MSIS, IT and SCSM courses. Please visit their website to learn more about their services and resources: https://www.umb.edu/academics/vpass/academic_support. If you don’t see a course listed on their website for which you need tutoring, please contact them at tutoringprogram@umb.edu or 617-287-6550. To sign up for tutoring, please use this link: https://requesttutor.cs.umb.edu/oats/
If you have a paper that you need support for in AF or MSIS courses, please connect with the University Writing Center.
WRITING SUPPORT AND TUTORS
The College of Management is offering writing tutoring to support undergraduate students enrolled in:
BC 230 Fundamentals of Business Communication & Critical Analysis
BC 290 Professional Written Communication & Critical Analysis
MGT 303 Managing Organizations (Writing ONLY)
MGT 330 Business Environments and Public Policy (Writing ONLY)
MGT 331 Managerial Ethics and Social Issues (Writing ONLY)
The University Writing Center offers writing tutoring to support students enrolled in all other CM courses, including those from the AF, MSIS, IT, SCSM departments as well as higher level 400 level courses in MGT and MKT. For writing tutoring for any of those courses, please connect with the University Writing Center.
Schedule a session with a CM Writing Tutor
for one of the classes listed above:
The College of Management offers both in person and virtual writing tutoring sessions, please use our scheduling link to sign up to meet with a CM writing tutor.
If you sign up for a virtual writing tutoring session, the tutor will send you a Zoom meeting link before your tutoring session begins. If you sign up for an in-person tutoring session, please come to campus and meet the tutor in M-5-240.
TUTORING GUIDELINES
What should you expect from College of Management Tutoring?
Tutoring is designed to provide help over and above the work you do in and out of class. You must first try to understand the material based on readings of your textbooks, review of class notes and handouts, and use of outside sources. You should make every effort to comprehend your lectures and assignments before going to the tutors; tutoring only brings results in addition to, not instead of, your own work. Tutoring cannot be a substitute for attending class, doing the assigned readings and homework, or studying.
If you are having difficulties with the course material, the first person you should ask for help is the instructor, who has office hours specifically to answer your questions and assist you. Again, however, you cannot expect the faculty to help you if you have not attended class regularly or not attempted to do your assignments. The ultimate responsibility for your success in the College of Management lies with you.
The greatest benefit of tutoring comes when you use tutoring not only to understand course material, but also to learn how to study more effectively. Tutors can help you with both your short-term problems and your long-range concerns about study methods.
Writing tutors are designed to help you formulate ideas concerning written assignments, improve your writing style, and refine your understanding of proper English grammar. The writing tutors are NOT your editing service, nor are they in any way responsible for any grades you receive on your assignments.
It is expected that all tutors and anyone seeking tutoring uphold these guidelines and the University’s Academic Honesty Policy. Any violations to these standards should be reported to staff in the College of Management Undergraduate Program Office immediately. Anyone found to be in violation of these guidelines or the Academic Honesty Policy will be subject to sanctions that could include immediate termination of the use of the CM Tutoring Center services. Violations will also be reported to the Dean of Students Office where additional sanctions may be imposed as well.