I had an unexpected free day during a business trip to Vienna, and rather than working (which I do enough on the weekends), I rented a motorcycle and explored the Wienerwald, the “Vienna Woods” at the top end of the Alps.
It’s a lovely rural area with all of the beautiful mountain scenery you would expect [...]
Archive for September, 2009
1/3 done! My fourth quarter (first year) at UC Davis’ Bay Area Working Professional MBA program
Published September 25th, 2009 in UC Davis WP MBA. 0 CommentsIt’s now September, which means I’ve finished my fourth quarter – and my first year – at the UC Davis Working Professional (weekend) MBA program. It’s been incredibly interesting and rewarding, and also a lot of fun, but let me tell you how much I’ve enjoyed a full month off!
During the Summer 2009 quarter [...]
UC Davis MBA course review: MGB293A Product Management with Britta Foster
Published September 25th, 2009 in UC Davis WP MBA. 2 CommentsMGB 293A: Product Management with Britta Foster
Date evaluated: Summer 2009 at the Bay Area Working Professional San Ramon campus.
Official course description: The course is designed to provide an in-depth understanding of the requirements, issues, and tools involved in marketing existing products/services. The major topic areas covered include: The product management system, market planning, and control. [...]
UC Davis MBA course review: MGB203B Forecasting and Mangerial Research Methods with Rahman Azari
Published September 25th, 2009 in UC Davis WP MBA. 1 CommentMGB 203B: Forecasting and Mangerial Research Methods with Rahman Azari
Date evaluated: Summer 2009 at the Bay Area Working Professional San Ramon campus.
Official course description: Introduces modern and practical statistical methods for managerial decision-making. Topics include regression analysis, time series analysis and forecasting, design and analysis of experiments in managerial research and contingency table analysis. Applications [...]
Sprint Triathlon at Pacific Grove (my first tri)
Published September 13th, 2009 in Racing and Triathlon. 1 CommentI did my first triathlon this Sunday. The Sprint Triathon at Pacific Grove. To summarize: I didn’t train or prepare well, the water was very very cold, my transition times totally suck, I totally killed the bike section, my transition times really suck, and I run like a total wuss after biking and [...]
