Welcome to the Global MBA (GMBA) Online program Newsletter, published just before the start of a new semester. This is the 5th issue and it includes information on UTD student online resources, course offerings in Spring 03, course preview for Summer 03, the China study tour, the Teaching Award nomination and the new GMBA Advisor. We hope you find this newsletter useful. Please let us know if you have any questions about the online MBA program and provide us your feedback about the newsletter.

-- George Barnes, Director, Global MBA Online Program

Issue #5, Spring 03: Online Resources · Courses · China Tour · Teaching Award · GMBA Advisor

Contacts

George Barnes
GMBA Director
gbarnes@utdallas.edu

Qin Fang
Instructional Development
Specialist
qfang@utdallas.edu

Teresa Harlow
Electronic Media Coordinator/GMBA Support
harlow@utdallas.edu

Manana Argvliani
SOM Graduate Advisor
gmbaadvising@utdallas.edu

GMBA Registration
gmbaadvising@utdallas.edu

GMBA Tech Support
gmbasupport@utdallas.edu

UTD Help Desk
assist@utdallas.edu

UT TeleCampus Tech Support
support@embanet.com
uttctechsup@utsystem.edu

UT TeleCampus Student Services Support TeleCampus@utsystem.edu

UTD Records Office records@utdallas.edu

UTD Bursar
bursaroffice@utdallas.edu

SOM Advising Office
Mailing Address:

The University of Texas at Dallas
School of Management - Advising Office
P.O. Box 830688, JO 53
Richardson, TX 75083-0688
Tel: (972) 883-2750
Fax: (972) 883-6425

Helpful Links

Information page for registered online students

Online Ordering of Textbooks

UTTC Tech Support Page

Comments and Feedback

Global MBA Online Program
School of Management
University of Texas at Dallas
©December 2002

UTD Student Online Resources and Services

You can access academic information and resources online at UTD. These resources include the course schedules, student information system, UTD library, and UTD catalogs. Effective Spring 2003 semester UTD no longer provides printed copies of the class schedule. Current class information can be found online at the Class Schedule page. A print version of the schedule (PDF format) is also available. You can check important deadlines, tuition and payment information, and other information online. The new UTD 2002-2004 Graduate Catalog is also available online.

Students can logon to SIS - the Student Information System for course status, grades, transcripts, tuition payments and much more. Please note that students can also update their personal information in SIS. It's especially important for online course students to keep an accurate and current email address. If you have any email address changes or other contact information changes, please remember to update your record in SIS! To logon to SIS, you need your student ID number and PIN. The default six-digit PIN is your date of birth (DDMMYY).

Course Offerings for Spring and Summer 2003

The Spring 2003 semester starts on January 13 (2nd 8-week courses start on March 18). Thirteen GMBA online courses will be offered. The Summer 2003 semester will start on 5/16. A preview of the Summer 2003 courses are listed below. Please check the GMBA Course Offering Page for more information and course updates. The Getting Started Information Page for Registered Online Students contains additional links and useful information.

Spring 03 Courses	Summer 03 Courses Preview
AIM 6305.0T1* AIM 6342.0G1 BPS6210.0G2 (2nd 8 wk) FIN 6320.0G1 FIN 6350.0G1 IMS 5200.0G2 (2nd 8 wk) IMS 6210.0G1* (1st 8 wk) MAS6V07.0T1 MIS 6326.0G1 MIS 6350.0G1 MKT 6301.0G1* OB 6301.0G1* OPRE6301.0G1*	BPS6201.0G1 IMS6220.0G1 IMS6265.0G1 MAS6V07.0T1 MIS6302.0G1 IMS6200.0G1 MKT6222.0G1

* Note: Courses currently closed for registration.

Foreign Study Tour - China

A foreign study tour to China has been scheduled in May 6-18, 2003. The trip and its written assignment provide two credit hours which can be used to substitute for one organized class in the area of International Management electives. It will be listed as IMS 8V40 AREA STUDIES: FAR EAST: CHINA in Summer 03 Class Schedule for course registration.

The China Trip for 2003 is full and no longer accepting applications. For students interested in participating in future study tours to Poland or China, please visit http://www.utdallas.edu/~wolduh/Foreigh_trips.htm.

Teaching Award

Each year the School of Management honors faculty members who did an outstanding job in teaching. Starting with the 2001-2002 academic year, a teaching award was added to recognize the effectiveness of teaching in the Global MBA Online Program. Students may nominate one outstanding instructor for an online course (or courses) taught in Fall and Spring semesters each academic year. Last academic year, the first online teaching award was awarded to Dr. Habte Woldu.

For the 2002-2003 academic year, students who take online courses in Fall 02 and/or Spring 03 semester are encouraged to submit their nominations online at: http://som.utdallas.edu/training/award.htm.

New Graduate Advisor for GMBA Program

We're glad to welcome our new GMBA graduate advisor, Ms. Manana Argvliani. Manana has a MBA degree and previously worked as a market analyst for telecom industry and was a school editor at the University of Texas at Dallas. She'll be happy to advise and assist students with online course registration, GMBA online program admission, and other information. Manana can be reached at gmbaadvising@utdallas.edu.