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GMCA miniMBA Program Winter 2011
The GMCA is proud to announce another term of our highly successful GMCA miniMBA program!
This 11 lecture program will give graduate students:
- a grounding in fundamental business concepts
- the opportunity to learn from experts across a range of business fields
- the chance to apply this new knowledge by solving business cases
Guest speakers include:
Marketing & Operations - Jennifer Lee - Senior Manager, Deloitte
Finance - Andy Haigh - Analyst, Lumira Capital
Strategy - Zayna Khayat - Associate Partner, SECOR
Leadership - David Colcleugh - Former President and CEO, DuPont Canada
...and many more
The GMCA is excited to announce our new partnership with the U of T School of Graduate Studies - Graduate Professional Skills Program (GPS).
The GMCA miniMBA Winter 2011 Program is now recognized as a GPS program offering. Once registered with GPS, the completion of the miniMBA program will earn you 4 GPS credits in either area: Communication & Interpersonal Skills or Personal Effectiveness.
About GPS
The GPS program is an initiative from the School of Graduate Studies to help doctoral-stream (MA, MASc, MSc, PhD) graduate students become fully prepared for their future. It focuses on skills beyond those conventionally learned within a disciplinary program, skills that may be critical to success in the wide range of careers that graduates enter. The successful completion of this program will be recognized by a transcript notation.
To complete GPS, you will be required to complete 20 GPS credits with a minimum of 5 GPS credits in the 3 of the 4 specified areas.
For more information about GPS and how to register to GPS, please visit their website.
Dates
Start: Wednesday February 23, 2011
End: Wednesday March 30, 2011
Every Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7:00 pm (11 lectures)
Location U of T, St. George Campus
Cost $30 (plus cost of course textbook, "Ten Day MBA” by Silbiger, ~$20)
Registration deadline Friday February 11th, 2011 at 11:59pm (EST)
How to register
- Review course conditions below and agree to all conditions
- Submit all of the following to GMCA.UofT(at)gmail.com with the subject line "LastName_FirstName_miniMBA":
1) One page resume
2) Short answers to both questions below in the body of the email:
Question 1: Describe a situation where you worked as a team. What was your role in the team and what was the outcome of the situation? (200 words)
Question 2: Give examples of your experience that will help you to succeed in the miniMBA program. (100 words)
Applications will be reviewed and successful applicants for the program will be notified via email by Tuesday February 15th, 2011.
Course Format
Each lecture has 3 sections:
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1) Each lecture starts with a discussion on one of the business topics (chapters) covered in the popular “Ten Day MBA” book, by Silbiger.
2) Students teams present their solutions to business cases to that lecture’s expert guest speaker for feedback.
3) The guest speaker will then give a talk. These talks will give the students a real-world understanding of the topic covered in each class.
At the end of the course, students (in groups) will present their solution to a business case to a panel of judges from a range of industries.
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Conditions
Please do not register for this class unless you agree all of the following conditions:
1) You must attend all 11 lectures
2) You must obtain a copy of the book "10 day MBA" by Silbiger (Chapters/Indigo ~$22 tax included, or digitally online ($13.99 plus tax)
3) You must read the appropriate chapter before each lecture
4) You must participate fully in all class activities (cases, exercises, etc.)
5) You must work with you group outside of class time to complete your final presentation ( ~30 minute PowerPoint presentation)
6) You must be a graduate student or post-doc at the University of Toronto
There is tremendous interest in this course, and many students will not be able to register due to the cap on class size. DO NOT register if you are not fully willing to agree to these terms.
Notes
1) The miniMBA Program is now recognized as a GPS program offering. Once registered with GPS, the completion of the miniMBA program will earn you 4 GPS credits in either area: Communication & Interpersonal Skills or Personal Effectiveness. For more information about GPS and how to register to GPS, please visit their website.
2) The GMCA would like to thank Kyle Rasbach, coordinator of a Mini-MBA course at the Harvard Graduate Consulting Club for his advice in organizing this course.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at GMCA.UofT(at)gmail.com.
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