Questrom School of Business New Faculty Orientation 2017

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1 Questrom School of Business New Faculty Orientation 2017

2 Welcome to Questrom!

3 Break Out Exercise What questions do you have about being a new faculty member at Questrom? What causes you concern?

4 Agenda Questrom Culture Questrom Strategy
Questrom Programs and Concentrations Faculty Responsibilities The Questrom Syllabus Grading Norms Academic Integrity Student Issues Questrom Resources IT Support Performance Reviews

5 Our Faculty Engagement Culture
All Questrom School of Business faculty have shared service responsibilities and are expected to engage in the ongoing activities that contribute to making our School a collegial, vibrant, well run, exciting place to learn and teach. Exhibit professional behavior toward colleagues, staff, students and other University employees. Treating others with dignity and respect, and acting with integrity is required; violations of ethical and behavioral codes of conduct will not be tolerated. Maintain a presence and be available for colleagues, students and administrative responsibilities. Consistently be involved in the department, school, and other administrative meetings where they have responsibilities to help design, deliver and improve the teaching and academic foundation of the Questrom School of Business; Interact with and be an available resource for developing students.

6 Engaging with Questrom Faculty Culture
Maintain your faculty website Current CV Photo Attend faculty meetings Celebrate your students’ graduations Check s for community opportunities

7 Questrom Strategy To prepare ethical and innovative leaders who create value for their organizations, their communities, and the world.

8 Questrom Programs Undergraduate Program (BSBA) Graduate Programs MBA
Full-Time Part-Time: Professional Evening MBA (PEMBA) Concentrated PEMBA: for students with undergraduate business degrees Executive MBA (EMBA) Master of Science in Digital Innovation (MSDi): dual degree with Full-Time MBA Master of Science in Management Systems (MSMS) Master of Science in Mathematical Finance

9 Undergraduate Program
Key features of UG Program ~2600 UG majors + ~200 minors ~50% start in Questrom as Freshman Many students from New England, NJ/NY & CA ~1/3 outside US, esp. China & Korea Curriculum emphasizes professionalization, teaming, quant. skills; writing Student life internships in 2nd/3rd summers (some in 1st summer) 25% study abroad junior (or senior year) job searches in senior year; accounting & finance with major firms in Fall, marketing in Spring, others all year Expectations of Students ~10 hours per week per course including work/reading/attendance highly demanding

10 Undergraduate Curriculum

11 Undergraduate Program
Years 3-4 Questrom Functional Concentrations advanced studies providing depth in business functions [e.g., Accounting, Marketing, & Finance] (4-5 courses) BU-wide Cross-Functional Concentrations studies providing breadth in specific sector or area of business, combining SMG & other BU coursework [e.g., Health & Life Sciences, Real Estate, Retailing] (4-5 courses) Year 2 or 3 Cross-Functional Core integrated course sequence blending functions of business as part of semester-long team effort to develop a business plan to commercialize a unique consumer product (5 courses) Years 1-2 Questrom Business Foundations introductory business courses, emphasizing teaming, professionalization, ethics, and business functions (9-11 courses) BU (non-Questrom) Requirements exposure to diverse areas of arts & sciences to provide basis for lifelong critical thinking & civic engagement (7-11 courses)

12 Undergraduate Concentrations
Functional Accounting Management Information Systems Entrepreneurship Marketing Finance Organizational Behavior General Management Operations and Technology Management International Management Strategy and Innovation Law Cross-Functional Health and Life Sciences Sector Real Estate Retailing

13 Graduate Program Key Features of the MBA Program Full-Time
About 150 students in each of two years About 40% international PEMBA About 200 students in total admitted yearly All working professionals Emphasis on interdisciplinary integration, experiential learning, partner-based learning, teaming Student life Full-time students do internships in summer Internship and job searches are intense in late Fall and throughout Spring semesters Expectations of Students Student investment hours per week per course, including work/reading/attendance

14 Full-Time MBA Curriculum
Skills courses also required: Teaming Executive Communication Career Management Professional Skills

15 PEMBA Curriculum Schedule: 6:00-9:00 pm (6:30-9:30 as of Spring 2017)
Some intensive formats also offered Three versions: Self-paced Cohorted Concentrated

16 All of our students … … have high expectations for their classroom experience.

17 All faculty are responsible for:
Committing to teaching all scheduled classes for the term (work with department chair to arrange emergency coverage; work with program office to reschedule cancelled classes) Timely availability of assignments (1 week notice) Judicious consideration of course pack materials Starting and ending class on time Holding office hours* Granting special learning accommodations (with verification from Office of Disability Services) Adhering to typical absence policies* Accommodating those with excused absences Holding final exams during finals period Clearing boards before leaving (daytime) classroom * Check with your department Chair or contact for norms

18 All Faculty are responsible for . . .
Maintaining student confidentiality: No names on final exams or papers Don’t share student grades or information with anyone other than appropriate Questrom faculty or staff Don’t leave exams in public spaces Collect student exams/papers in a way that does not permit other students to see either the work or the grade Distributing course evaluations (last week of classes): Important data for quality control Important student course choice criterion Basis for faculty merit evaluations

19 Faculty are Responsible for … Email
Promptly read and answer your s From students. From the Dean’s Office. From Program leadership. From Department Chairs. Messages you won’t want to miss: “Start of the Semester” from the Program Offices Query on enrolled students “Grades Due” s, with grade distribution guidelines “Students in academic difficulty”; mid-semester warnings Use BU (versus personal) for all communications with students (FERPA compliant for security) Use and archive in QuestromTools to communicate to the whole class

20 Preparing Your Syllabus
Check with your Department Chair or contact person for: Information about syllabus, materials Advice about getting started

21 Syllabus: Key Elements
Course Number and Name Faculty information (name, office number, phone, , office hours) Course Information Description Prerequisites Target audience (electives) Objectives and Learning Goals Pedagogy Materials (make sure workload is reasonable) Performance Evaluation (percents and descriptions) Course Schedule Detailed class objectives and class prep questions Academic Integrity statement Disability statement Attendance policy

22 Grading Guidelines Each program has grade distribution guidelines; all grades reviewed each semester by Department Chairs and Program Committees UG Required courses A/A-: 25-35% B+/B/B-: 50-65% C+ and below: 5-20% Electives: target 3.25 GPA MBA Required courses: no more than 40% A/A-; Grades below B- as earned Electives: no more than 50% A/A-; Grades below B- as earned In all cases, “A” grades are exceptional, above the norm

23 Submitting Grades Grades are due within 48 (undergraduate) or 72 (MBA) hours of final deliverables. Grades are submitted electronically, on Faculty Link Only the designated faculty member can submit his/her course grades

24 Grading and Feedback Tips
Grade promptly; try to return graded assignments within one week. Provide diagnostic feedback, not just letter or number grades; students want to know why they earned the grade they earned. Plan for it; do the math; quality grading takes time. Be consistent and transparent; consider a grading template for papers/projects. Grading is your responsibility; Craig’s List is not an option. Grade each assignment in alignment with target distribution. Students detest being “curved down” at the end of the term If grades are too low throughout the term, students can get discouraged, even if they know their grades may be “curved up”. Grade carefully – and then don’t change your grades! Students will come in to ask about grades. Some students will challenge; most want to understand. Students take their work very seriously – and may need counseling about study habits, setting expectations for themselves.

25 Grading Class Participation
If your class requirements include participation, you need a reliable, valid and transparent system to measure it Consider a rubric for daily participation grades Contributions to in-class discussions. In-class contributions are judged on whether they facilitate collective learning in the classroom. High quality contributions are efficient and relevant to the discussion and do not comprise repetition of case facts or previous commentary. Quality contributions help others learn through analysis, synthesis of points of view, clarification of ambiguities, and debate. Quality participants respect others and do not dominate the conversation. Class contributions are judged using the following scale: (3) outstanding, if this person were not contributing today the quality of the class discussion would have been significantly diminished; (2) good, helpful and on-target comments; (1) attending non-participant or one with non-value-add comments; (-1) late or destructive commentary or actions; (-2) unexcused absences. Consider mid-semester feedback on class participation to manage student expectations

26 Academic Integrity What does Academic Integrity mean at Questrom?
Key Touchpoints Access to old materials Exam Protocols Plagiarism Where to go for help Start with UDC or GDC

27 Student Issues Students, like all people, have challenges in their lives. If a student contacts you about sexual harassment, mental health issues, substance abuse, family illness/challenges, financial issues, don’t try to handle it or counsel on your own! Contact either the Graduate Development Center (Grad Center) or the Undergraduate Development Center (UDC). They have dealt with every possible challenge in the past and they know who to contact and what to do! Grad Center: UDC:

28 Emergencies Emergencies Medical. Mental health. Safety.
Building access. Call BU Police: Call for after hours IT support. Arrange after hours department contact for curricular help.

29 “Go To” Resources 06/27/16 – Yellow = update in progress Name Title
 Name Title Room Phone Number   Go to for … Administration Anderson, Maria Senior Associate Dean, Administration & Finance 504G Big Picture issues Doiron, Megan Assistant Director, Financial Services 506E Budgets, Concur, general finance questions Mendez, Amy Senior Payroll Coordinator 504D Payroll issues Paeglow, Marissa Executive Director, Financial Services 504F Finance and operations (when in doubt, Marissa will know) Phillip, Cam Facilities Coordinator 504E Conference room scheduling, keys, phones, repairs Sforza, Mary Operations Manager 416F Non-classroom room booking Academic Support (Departments) Chiang, Hsiu-Hsien Administrative Services Lead 522A Faculty actions Marks, Brett Budgets, Concur Egan, Peter Senior Program Coordinator 553 Go to your own SPC for all administrative issues within your department. Pereira, Maria 610 Waters, Ashley Quinton, Andrew 662 McDonough, Mary McGillicuddy, Jane Dean's Office Burrage, Marie Director, Program Initiatives & Assessment 506F Assessment of learning Davidson, Steve Associate Dean, Academic Programs 506G Academic programs, new courses, accreditation issues Dupee, Judith Executive Assistant to the Dean 506D Access to Ken Gallagher, Kristen Faculty Actions Administrator 502D Full-time faculty appointments and paperwork; merit review letters Jean-Fontaine, Joelle Faculty Actions Assistant, Finance & Administration Part-time faculty appointments and paperwork; Course Planning workload issues Matychak, J.P. Associate Dean, Student Engagement 150 Career Center-related issues Graduate Development Center Bello, Allison Assistant Registrar 133 Student course schedules Czarnowski, Brad Assistant Director 124A Transfer of credit approvals Mcmanus, Marta Director, Special Projects & Initiatives 118 Phillips, Karen Assistant Dean 115B Anything related to graduate programs Wimberly, Keane Marketing Specialist 119A Doctoral program administration Course Planning Blanchard, Norman Director, Course Planning 150A MarCom Wilcke, Midge Director 514B Undergraduate Development Center DiMattia, Rebecca Senior Systems Administrator 104 Course Planning issues Reiser, Rachel 104G Anything related to undergraduate programs Copy Center Griffin, Richard Supervisor 186A May, Jared Assistant Media Technician 186 ELC Lehrich, Jonathan Associate Dean 416J IS&T Barrett, Christine Sr. Lab Coordinator 333A Echo360 Conroy, Robert Manager, Database Applications 630B QuestromTools site setup DeFronzo, Gregory Executive Director 636A Anything big picture related to IS&T; hardware and IT-related purchases Dupee, William Analyst Consultant I 638A Faculty training on Questrom software Seaholm, Eric Associate Director, Classroom Svcs & Interactive Technologies 630E 06/27/16 – Yellow = update in progress

30 Navigating Questrom Susilo Business Center Copier Codes
Building and Grounds Parking Faculty/Staff Lounge on 5th floor Academic and Key Dates calendars Opportunities for Community Involvement

31 Information Technology Services
Questrom Tools IT Support Echo360 (Opt In) Poll Everywhere Security and Phishing

32 Performance Reviews Questrom cares about quality learning experiences for our students and the health of our culture. Someone in your department is likely to observe at least one of your classes. Your service contributions –to the Department, the School and the University - matter. There are paths to promotion. Check in with your department chair or contact person periodically with questions or for advice. FT Faculty: annual reports

33 Key Takeaways There is a website!
You have a Department Chair who cares about your development and success.

34 Again, welcome! Drop-in Hours: October 6 5:00-6:00, 5th Floor Lounge
We’re very happy to have you join our teaching team – and we’re here to help if you need it! We hope you’ll be an engaged member of our community! Drop-in Hours: October 6 5:00-6:00, 5th Floor Lounge