Mini MBATM Course Schedule
Spring 2008



February 21         4:30-5:30 p.m.
Orientation/Networking (all class instructors invited to attend)

February 21         5:30-8:00 p.m. 
Economics that Matter
Instructor: J. Patrick Raines (Dean and Professor of Economics, College of Business Administration, Belmont University)

February 28         5:00-8:00 p.m.     
Business Ethics for Business Excellence
Instructor: Harry Hollis (James M. Medlin Chair of Business Ethics, College of Business Administration, Belmont University)

March 6       5:00-8:00 p.m.    
Building Your Brand: Thinking Like a Market Leader
Instructor: Joe Calloway (Branding Consultant & Business Author)

March 13     5:00-8:00 p.m.
Legal Responsibilities of Today’s Managers
Instructor: Aubrey Harwell, Jr. (Member/Chief Manager, Neal & Harwell, PLC)

March 20                                  EASTER BREAK

March 27     5:00-8:00 p.m.     
Leadership Beyond Management: Strategies that Work
Instructors: Joe Scarlett (Chairman, Tractor Supply Co.; Founder, Scarlett Leadership Institute) and Mary Fink (Senior Instructor, Center for Professional Development)

April 3          5:00-8:00 p.m.     
Understanding Financial Statements: Making Smart Business Decisions, Pt. 1
Instructor: Marilyn Young (Accounting Faculty, College of Business Administration, Belmont University)

April 10        5:00-8:00 p.m.     
Understanding Financial Statements: Making Smart Business Decisions, Pt. 2
Instructor: Marilyn Young (Accounting Faculty, College of Business Administration, Belmont University)

Behind the Numbers: Understanding the Role of Finance in the Organization, Pt. 1
Instructor: John Gonas (Finance Faculty, College of Business Administration, Belmont University)

April 17        5:00-8:00 p.m.     
Behind the Numbers: Understanding the Role of Finance in the Organization, Pt. 2
Instructor: John Gonas (Finance Faculty, College of Business Administration, Belmont University)

April 24        5:00-8:00 p.m.     
Entrepreneurship Within the Organization
Instructor: Jeffrey Cornwall (Jack C. Massey Chair in Entrepreneurship, College of Business Administration, Belmont University)

May 1           5:00-8:00 p.m.     
Negotiation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Pt. 1
Instructor: Susan Williams (Management Faculty, Graduate School of Business, Belmont University)

May 8           5:00-8:00 p.m.     
Negotiation: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Pt. 2
Instructor: Susan Williams (Management Faculty, College of Business Administration, Belmont University)

May 15         5:00-8:00 p.m.     
Human Resources: Engaging People with Purpose
Instructor: Dayle Savage (Director, Peabody Career Center)

May 22         4:00-7:00 p.m.     
Strategic Thinking: The Art of Putting It All Together
Instructor: Lavona Russell (Operations & Quality Executive, Caterpillar Insurance)        

May 22         7:00 p.m.         
Graduation and Dinner