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Table of Contents Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 PhD Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 MS MBA Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Academic PerformanceJeopardy Grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Repeat Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Grade Point Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Procedure for Resolution of Course Grade Dis

Bentley University Mission Statement As a business university, Bentley Universitys mission is to create new knowledge within and across business and the arts and sciences and to educate creative, ethical and socially responsible organizational leaders . The vision of this business university is to distinctively integrate business and the liberal arts, and to provide international leadership in business education and research . Bentley University is a leader in promoting ethically and socially re

First Year Summer 3 credits PHD 1750 Independent Research Project Emerging Leaders MBA Program Curriculum Program requirements 60 credits Year 1 required Courses Fall 12 credits GR 521 GR 522 GR 524 Managerial Statistics Economic Environment of the Firm Accounting for Decision Making Second Year Fall 9 credits PBU 1602 PHD 1510 PBU 1604 Elective Microeconomics Theory Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Business Workshop Second Year Spring 12 credits PBU 1603 PBU 1604 Elective Elective

MS MBA Program Information Technology Curriculum Program requirements 66 credits Year 1 required Courses Fall 15 credits GR 521 GR 522 GR 524 CS 605 Managerial Statistics Economic Environment of the Firm Accounting for Decision Making Data Management and Systems Modeling Professional MBA Curriculum Foundation requirements up to 18 credits Students with the appropriate background may be waived from these courses . PreProgram Foundation requirements 6 credits PPF 501 Statistics PPF 502 Economi

option 3 General MBA Concentration 24 credits . Take a range of courses for a general MBA eight courses . Program Director permission required . Note PMBA students are not allowed to have more than four elective courses from the same academic discipline i.e., AC, FI, TX count towards their degree. The remaining elective may be in Accountancy AC at the 700 level or higher or nonaccountancy courses at the 600 level or higher . Note Electives may be chosen according to the students interest or to

Master of Science in Financial Planning Curriculum Program requirements 30 credits Financial Planning Core 15 credits FP 600 FP 601 FP 610 FP 620 TX 601 Professional Financing Planning Practice Investments and Capital Accumulation Benefits, Compensation and Retirement Trusts, Gifts and Estates Federal Taxation of Income CS 650 Data Management Architectures CS 753 Data Warehousing and Data Mining CS 795 Special Topics Seminar CS 801 IT Policy and Management CS 881 MSIT Internship Information Sy

MG 635 Negotiating MG 645 Managing Organizational Change MG 646 Management of Technology MG 651 Project Management MG 652 Management of Innovation ST 625 Quantitative Analysis for Business and Finance ST 635 Intermediate Statistical Modeling for Business Program Foundation 2 credits PF 506 Marketing Management Program requirements 30 credits Marketing Analytics Core 15 credits MK 612 Strategic Marketing MK 711 Marketing Research and Analysis MK 726 Customer Data Analysis and Relationship Marke

TX 755 TX 761 TX 771 TX 781 TX 791 Special Topics Seminar in Taxation State and Local Taxation Practice International Tax Practice Internship in Tax Practice Practicum in LowIncome Taxpayer Clinic Graduate Certificate in Business Ethics Program requirements 12 credits Required Core Courses 6 credits ETH 700 Ethical Issues in Corporate Life Select one of the following courses ETH 750 Managing Ethics in Organizations ETH 810 Research in Business Ethics Graduate Certificate in Accountancy Accoun

IPM 723 LA 701 LA 725 Information Security, Control and Ethics Business Law Cyberlaw FP 704 FP 705 FP 706 FP 710 Financial Planning for NonTraditional Families ElderPlanning Techniques Psychology in Financial Planning Insurance and Wealth Preservation Planning Techniques Graduate Certificate in Marketing Analytics Foundation Requirements up to 8 credits Students with the appropriate background may be waived from these courses . PPF 501 PPF 502 PF 506 Statistics Economic Environment of the Fi

Advanced Graduate Certificate in Taxation Program requirements 12 credits Select four courses from the following list TX 600 TX 601 TX 602 TX 603 TX 604 TX 704 TX 707 TX 711 TX 731 TX 732 TX 733 TX 741 TX 761 TX 771 TX 791 Professional Tax Practice Federal Taxation of Income Transactions Corporations and Shareholders MultiJurisdictional Taxation Federal Tax of Income from Trusts and Estates PassThrough Entities and CloselyHeld Businesses Mergers and Acquisitions Investment Companies Intellectual

registration Bentley offers an automated, online courseregistration system that allows students to register for classes using the web . This system also enables students to add courses through the first week of classes, drop courses through the second week of classes and withdraw from courses within predetermined deadlines . Graduate Career Services takes pride in providing innovative, personalized service and will work closely with you to help you make informed decisions about choosing, changi

include Creating Effective Resumes Successful Networking Interviewing Strategies LinkedIn and Social Media Targeting and Researching Jobs and Companies and Winning Business Correspondence . online Job Postings The BentleyLink system is the premier online resource for students seeking jobs and internships . Companies can post jobs specifically targeted to McCallum Graduate School students . With a password supplied by Graduate Career Services, students can electronically access current listings,

Design Usability Center DUC The Design and Usability Center DUC at Bentley University is a global consulting group that provides user experience and usability research, evaluation, and design services . We offer our clients user experience solutions based on a unique combination of indepth industry expertise and scientific rigor. Location Email Telephone Fax Smith 121 usabilitybentley .edu 781 .891 .2500 781.891.3481 other organizations strengthen their ethical cultures through educational pro

Bentley Library The Library is a stateoftheart building in the heart of the campus . It is an inviting place for research, quiet study, and collaboration . With 120 computer workstations, 24 technologyrich collaborative study rooms with online reservation capability, wireless network access, and a research instruction classroom, the Bentley Library is the hub of academic life on campus . The threestory building is also home to the Writing Center, ESOL Center, Computing Services, the McGladrey Ar

the payment plan is 35 for each semester . To participate in the payment plan students must register online via their MyBentley . Deferred Payment Plan for Part Time Students For a nominal nonrefundable fee of 25, students may take part in the deferred payment plan . Students pay half of their tuition and fees by the first day of class . The remaining balance is due 45 days from the start of the semester . To participate in the deferred payment plan students must register online via their MyBent

withdrawal credit percentage as the tuition charge. In other words, there are no cash refunds of scholarships. In the event of disciplinary suspension or expulsion from the university, no refund of tuition charges will be made. Specific skills Diversity of cultural, ethnic and geographic background The majority of graduate assistantships are awarded to newly enrolled students . During the fall and spring semesters, graduate assistants work on their projects 12 hours per week for 15 weeks . Du

Diversity Scholarships At Bentley University, we focus on the academic success and support of AsianAmerican, Latino, AfricanAmerican, Native American and multiracial ALANA students . In keeping with our goal to foster diversity on campus and eliminate financial barriers to a graduate education, the McCallum Graduate School of Business maintains partnerships with several organizations that offer meritbased scholarships for their members . These include the National Society of Hispanic MBAs, Natio

borrower drops below halftime enrollment fewer than 4 .5 credit hours per semester . Depending on the total amount borrowed, students may have up to 10 years to repay loan funds . 150 percent of the number of credits required for their degree . For instance, if your degree requires 30 credit hours, you may not attempt more than 45 credit hours to achieve this degree . Students who fail to meet these SAP standards at the end of a term will be issued a Financial Aid Warning . Students given a war

Academic Integrity Academic Integrity The Academic Integrity System, developed jointly by students, faculty and administration, and unanimously endorsed by the Bentley community in 2004, is the watchdog of academic integrity . The implementation arm of the system is the Academic Integrity Board, which consists of three members of the faculty, two students and is chaired by the academic integrity coordinator . The primary charge of the board is to review and respond to alleged violations of acade

Learn how to acknowledge sources. Another cause of plagiarism is not knowing the conventions and procedures that permit graceful and proper acknowledgement . Take notes clearly and completely. One of the most common causes of plagiarism is the failure to label all notes taken in the library or elsewhere with the bibliographical information needed for full references . Your teachers at Bentley may legitimately assume that you understand plagiarism and that, therefore, any Bentley student who pl

A student must respond promptly and honestly to a request for information that may aid the resolution of an alleged violation . Integrity System and oversees the academic integrity process to insure its faithfulness to the spirit and letter of the Bentley Academic Integrity System by consulting frequently with faculty and the chair of the Academic Integrity Board . In the event of the incapacity or prolonged absence of the coordinator, the vice president for academic affairs appoints a tempora

notification to the coordinator requesting permission to bring witnesses to the hearing . Witnesses must have direct knowledge of the case character witnesses are not permitted to attend the hearing . Witnesses must be reviewed by the coordinator prior to the hearing . All parties must be notified by the coordinator if witnesses are to be present . A person invited to attend a hearing solely to provide support may not take part in the formal proceedings involvement must be limited to private int

Academic Policies and Procedures Graduate Academic Programs, Policies and Procedures Students enrolled in the university are responsible for familiarizing themselves with and understanding the implications of all institutional policies, procedures and requirements affecting progress toward their academic goals . These include, but are not limited to, degree and major course requirements, and the universitys grading and course repeat policies . Students who fail to comply with these policies, pro

all such cases and recommends action to the Dean of the Graduate School . The actions taken by the committee include reducing the number of courses a student may take in a given semester, requiring various counseling activities, or dismissal from the graduate school . receipt of Grades Term grades are due from faculty within 72 hours of the final exam for a term. Once grades have been received and processed, students may learn their grades by accessing MyBentley Student SelfService . repeat P

4 . Committee of Faculty As called for in 3B, the final stage of the dispute process if necessary will be handled by a committee of faculty, selected by the chair of the faculty senate . A . If the committee rejects the assertion by the students that the grade is incorrect, the process ends . B . If the committee decides in favor of the students and the instructor is unwilling to follow this committees recommendation, the committee shall direct the affected departments dean to exclude the grade

coursework completed at the graduate level at Bentley University . This average is calculated by multiplying each course grade earned by the semester hours of credits to figure the total quality points . Then the total quality points earned are divided by the total hours of coursework completed to arrive at the grade point average . The overall GPA is the average reflected on each semesters grade report and on a students transcript . Graduate students who have completed multiple degrees at the g

be returned . Bentley will return 2,550 of the loan from the students account to the lender . This leaves an unpaid balance of 2,550 on the students account . The student is responsible for paying this amount and will be billed accordingly, since not all of the aid used to pay the initial bill was considered to have been earned by the student . 27

Accounting Courses AC 590 Internship in Accounting Practice 1 credits Prerequisites Nine hours of accountancy courses at the 600 level or higher A 1credit fieldbased educational experience for Bentley students with the opportunity to 1 observe management practices in the accounting are a, 2 apply handson accounting practices and procedures learned in classes, 3 develop professional skills, 4 test aptitude and personal preferences for various career directions, and 5 establish a basis for future

based on the entitys strategic plan, identifying relevant leading indicators and appropriate industry benchmarks. A comprehensive project provides students with experience in designing or evaluating a companys risk management system. AC 771 Governmental Accounting, reporting and Auditing 3 credits Prerequisites BF 506 or PF Module I or GR 524, or AC 611 Deals with the measurement and financial reporting problems unique to federal, state and local governments. Covers various aspects of financial

CS 650 Data Management Architectures 3 credits Prerequisites CS 603 and CS 605 The architectures of current database systems are examined. Of particular importance is the examination and comparison of relational database systems, and object oriented database systems, particularly as they are used as a foundation for largescale distributed systems. The course covers techniques for developing, designing, and managing large corporate database systems, creating and managing logical data models, conc

at an organization suitable for the individual students field learning experience, and complete specific requirements during their Internship in order to receive academic credit. A student is limited to doing one such 1credit internship before degree completion. FI 623 Investments 3 credits Prerequisites GR 525 or Pre or CoReq FI 625. This course provides fundamental knowledge in key areas of investments. In particular, the course will focus on portfolio theory, asset pricing, equity valuation,

apply handson financial planning knowledge learned in classes, 3 develop professional skills, 4 test aptitude and personal preferences for various career directions, and 5 establish a basis for future professional employment. This Internship option is available to Bentley Financial Planning graduate students. Students must work a minimum of 15 hours per week for a minimum of ten weeks at an organization and position suitable for the individual students field learning experience and complete spec

emphasizes critical judgment and the use of technology as a decision and communication tool. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability, decision theory, random sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing, and correlation and regression analysis, as well as linear programming. These methods are developed using cases and problems typically faced by decisionmakers in the functional areas of business. Students will use Excel and a statistics package such as SPSS or SAS for data analysis. PPF 5

Prerequisites GR 610A Note Restricted to DMBA, ELMBA and MSMBA students. MSIT students may take GR 610A and GR 610B with program director approval. Presents the characteristics of business processes and the IT systems that enable them, to emphasize linkages among the functions of operations, marketing, accounting and finance. Demonstrates the strategic value of good process design and implementation. Students learn techniques and software for process mapping and measurement, benchmarking, proble

except MSHFID, MSIT, or MBA HFID or IST concentrators. Designing intuitive, selfrevealing products requires understanding the human factors that underlie the users interaction with the product. This course introduces the applied theories relevant to the design of information products, training programs, or user interface designs. Particularly relevant to those working with critical applications, diverse user populations, and new technologies, the course helps students to create applications comp

except MSHFID, MSIT or MBA HFID or IST concentrators. This course will cover the fundamental principles and methods of interaction design and prototyping. The goals of this course are to provide students with an understanding of interaction design principles and how those principles are embodied in prototypes. The first half of the course will cover the history of interaction design, universal design principles, patterns, design constraints, metaphor, affordances, aesthetics that affect interact

IPM 740 Enterprise Systems Planning and Configuration 3 credits Prerequisites GS 602 or GR 610AB or AC 730 An enterprise system forms the backbone of a company. Business information is collected, shared and reported using an enterprise system, which needs to be tailored to support a companys business processes. In this course, students gain handson experience planning for and configuring enterprise systems, using the worlds leading enterprise software product from SAP. Students will experience t

neurship, Management, and Management of Operations and Technology. Available as an elective in all programs that allow unrestricted electives. Integrates science and business in studying the biopharmaceutical industry as a model for innovative business practices in hightechnology, RDdependent companies and industries. Business development in this industry is analyzed from the standpoint of management, market and financing strategies. No prior science background is required as the emphasis is on

realization and direction by integrating classroom study with experience in vocational learning situations. Requires development of a study plan to identify the students professional goals and to demonstrate how these goals can be enhanced through an internship experience. Includes regular meetings in which students discuss issues and business problems related to their work experience, and defend proposed solutions before fellow students and the internship coordinator. MG 704 Management Consulti

promotional program of an enterprise, including profit and nonprofit institutions marketing products and or services. Emphasizes the planning, design and implementation of advertising campaigns. MK 714 Marketing Channels and Logistics 3 credits Prerequisites BF 504 or PF Module II or GR 523 or for MSMA PF 506 Examines the institutions involved in the marketing of products and services and the physical distribution systems for delivery of these products. Explores the interrelationships between ma

is available to Bentley graduate students. Students must work a minimum of 15 hours per week for a minimum of ten weeks at an organization and position suitable for the individual students field learning experience and complete specific requirements during their Internship. A student is limited to doing one such 1credit internship before degree completion. TX 600 Professional Tax Practice 3 credits Note Recommended to be taken as one of the first courses in the MST program Covers the development

Prerequisites Six hours of tax TX courses at the 600 level or higher Enables students to enhance their development and direction by integrating prior classroom study with the realworld experience of professional employment. Each student is required to prepare a research paper addressing a contemporary tax issue and a paper assessing the work experience, under the supervision of a faculty adviser. TX 791 Practicum in LowIncome Taxpayer Clinic 3 credits Prerequisites TX 600, TX 601 and instructors

Governance and Administration Members of the Presidents Cabinet Gloria Cordes Larson, BA, JD President Earl Avery, EdD Special Assistant to the President Daniel L. Everett, PhD Dean of Arts and Sciences Traci A. Logan, BS, MSA COO and Vice President for Information Technology Judith A. Malone, BA, JD General Counsel, Secretary of the Corporation Joann C. McKenna, BA Vice President for Enrollment Management Michael J. Page, BS, MBA, PhD Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs David R. Per

David A. Hughey 55 Executive Vice President, CAO retired, Dean Witter Intercapital Inc ., New York, New York Janet E. Hunt Former Senior Vice President, Irving Trust, New York, New York Gary A. Jennison 66 Vice Chairman, Corcoran Jennison Companies, Boston, Massachusetts Frank Kelly Jr. 69 DirectorSenior Adviser, Entaire Global Companies, Duluth, Georgia Sidney Marks Chairman of the Board retired, Romar Associates, Brookline, Massachusetts Maurice G. Mayo 49 Vice President and Group President re

Margarita AliceaSaez, MEd, MBA Manager of Operations for Academic Technology, the Library, and Online Learning Ruth G. Horwitz, MEd Manager of Online Programs Fred F. Monshi, BS Instructional and Research Infrastructure Manager Joe Nezuh, MBA Academic and Research Technologist Tamara Rabinovich, EdD Research and Learning Technologies Consultant Steven Salina, BS Manager of Instructional and Research Video Technologies Mary Jo Sanz, MEd Instructional Designer for Online Programs Gaurav R. Shah, M

Ian Cross, MBA Director, Center for Marketing Technology Gregory Lee FarberMazor, MFA Interim Director, Writing Center Mark E. Frydenberg, MS Director, CIS Lab Richard Gibble, MSF, MBA Manager, Trading Room Nancy Lee Harnden, MS Director, Mathematics Learning Center W. Michael Hoffman, PhD Executive Director, Center for Business Ethics Yuan Li, MEd Manager, Center for Languages and International Collaboration Betsy Myers, MPA Director, Center for Women and Business Arthur Reed, MST Director, Acc

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Bentley on the Web Bentley has a dynamic website at www. bentley.edu. Detailed information is available 24 hours a day on topics such as academics, admission, alumni programs, athletics and current news and events . Throughout the website, specific contact information, numerous request forms and applications are provided to facilitate interaction over the Web with Bentleys admission staff . The website provides a system of easy navigation, browserfriendly programming in both PC and Macintosh en

Drug Prevention In compliance with the DrugFree Schools and Communities Act, Bentley University maintains a drug prevention program for its students and employees . Complete information concerning this issue can be found in the Student Handbook online at www.bentley.edushandbook . Smoking Policy Student Financial Services Billing and Collection Procedures Student Financial Services is responsible for billing and collecting fees for tuition, housing, meal plans, health insurance, computers and

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