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Informational Meeting – MGMT 653 - SPRING 2008

Field Application Project

http://fap.wharton.upenn.edu

2202 SHDH

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Design Goals

What is needed…”Without a larger clinical/practical component, it is not clear that business schools ever will impart much lasting knowledge.”

For More Info…Academy of Management Learning and Education, Pfeffer

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Objectives

“Schools should make changes in their curricula so that students can integrate their learning and apply multiple disciplines on the job.”

For More Info...“What Business Needs from Business Schools”, Strategy+Business, Doria, Rozanski, & Cohen

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Faculty Beliefs…

Reality-based knowledgeIntegrative nature Multi-functional UnstructuredCreative and innovative

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Course Benefits

Course design is unique No classroom meetingsNo scheduled timeslotMeet with Project Head & Expertise

FacultyPossible summer employmentRuns in Qtr. 3 and ends mid-Qtr. 41 c.u.

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Course Logistics

Meeting time - determined by the Project head & team.

Teams work independently of one another on the same problem statement when there is more than 1 team.

Meet every other week for 45 minutes one on one with Project head.

2nd year MBA student acts as a teaching assistant.

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Team Meeting Info

There are 2 types of meetings:5-6 meetings with Project Head3 meetings with Course Head2 meetings with Area of Expertise

3 Host MeetingsKick-Off in Jan. Mid-Project Review – mid-Feb. Final Presentation – mid-April

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Participating Companies 2008…

ARAMARK Comcast General Motors Verizon Wireless

(3 projects) CBS SportsLine FINCA Nancy Barry

Associates

The United Nations – 2 projects

KARAMAH-Muslim Women Human Rights

Philadelphia Museum of Art Healthy Times/Food Trust

SEIU Eider Joan Shepp

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Project Selection Info

View FAP project proposals by the start of the course auction via web Café.

Access to web Café from the FAP website

at: http://fap.wharton.upenn.edu

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Registration Process

FAP will be in the Spring 2008 Course Auction.Rounds 1-8 by project (i.e. MGMT

653001-ARAMARK)

Apply as an individual to work on a team.

4-6 students per team and 1-2 teams per project

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Registration Process (continued)

A maximum number of seats will be determined for each project by the FAP Office. (12 max/it varies this year)

The total number of successful enrollments will determine the size of the teams.

Teams will be assigned on the successful bids for each section.

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Registration Process (continued)

If there are not enough successful bids for a particular project that project will be canceled and the points will be refunded.

At the close of the auction, all successful bidders will be notified.

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Contact Information

Prof. Keith Weigelt, Course Head

Stacy Franks, Associate Director

FAP office: 2202 SH-DH Phone: 215-573-8394 Email: MGMT-FAP@wharton.upenn.edu

Website: http://fap.wharton.upenn.edu

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Presentation slides will be available at: http://fap.wharton.upenn.edu.

For More Info…