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1/2 done! My sixth quarter at UC Davis’ Bay Area Working Professional MBA Program

Halfway there. A year and a half down, a year and a half to go. How do I feel about it? Mixed emotions.
Business school is challenging, and attending part-time while working full-time is even tougher. Don’t get me wrong, each assignment is reasonable and the tests and exams aren’t too difficult, [...]

UC Davis MBA course review: MGB290 Executive Leadership Seminar with Jim Wunderman

MGB 290: Executive Leadership Seminar with Jim Wunderman
Date evaluated: Winter 2010 at the Bay Area Working Professional San Ramon campus.
Official course description: Launched in 2007, this seminar brings successful corporate leaders to the Bay Area MBA program to teach important lessons from the frontlines of industry. Executives share their first-hand experiences of the complexities [...]

UC Davis MBA course review: MGB296 Technology Competition and Strategy with Hemant Bhargava

MGB 296: Technology Competition and Strategy with Hemant Bhargava
Date evaluated: Winter 2010 at the Bay Area Working Professional San Ramon campus.
Official course description: Why is software typically so defective? What justifies “ladies nights” at nightclubs? Why do so many firms in the IT industry give away their best products free? This course helps you analyze [...]

5/12 done! My fifth quarter (start of second year) at UC Davis’ Bay Area Working Professional MBA Program

I’ve been neglecting this latest school update for too long!
In December I finished the two classes I was taking in the Fall 2009 quarter, Marketing Strategies and Negotiation in Organizations. Both were excellent courses I recommend.
While December should have been super relaxing, Sara and I spent our free time buying a house. We [...]

UC Davis MBA course review: MGB246 Negotiation in Organizations with Barry Miller

MGB 246: Negotiation in Organizations with Barry Miller
Date evaluated: Fall 2009 at the Bay Area Working Professional San Ramon campus.
Official course description: This course is designed to help students develop the ability to effectively negotiate in a competitive business environment. It focuses on negotiation skill-building in the areas of individual conflict management, team management, performance [...]