WelcometotheiMBA

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 iMBAProgramOverview
TheiMBAdegreeisthefirstMBAdesignedasastackabledegreewithblocksofbusiness
knowhowthatyoucanstacktogether,deliveredinaflexible,onlineformat.Wecallthose
blocksSpecializations.

iMBADegreeRequirementsandLearningPlatforms

StudentsadmittedtotheiMBAdegreeprogrammustcompletesixSpecializations,two
Specializationcapstoneprojectsoftheirchoice,andaprogramwidecapstoneproject
basedinexperientiallearning.FourSpecializationsareCOREtotheiMBAdegreeprogram.
StudentscanchoosetwoadditionalSpecializationsfromseveralfocalareas.Thisprovides
awithflexibleandstackabledegreeprogram.
ASpecializationisacollectionofcoursesorganizedaroundaparticulardiscipline
(i.e.,finance,leadership,etc.).EachSpecializationiscompletedontwoplatforms:
o TheCourseralearningplatform,forselfdirectedlearning
o TheIllinoislearningplatform,forvirtualclasssessionsandcontentspecificto
youriMBAcohort

EachofthesixSpecializationsendswithacapstoneproject(experientiallearning).

TwooutofsixhighengagementcapstonesarerequiredforiMBAstudents,
availablethroughtheIllinoislearningplatformandoccurringduringthetwoweek
intervalbetweenSpecializations.
CapstonesontheCourseraplatformareoptional.
TheprogramcapstonebeginsneartheendofthethirdsetofSpecializationsand
extendsfourweeksbeyondthecompletionofthelastcourse.Itisofferedthrough
theIllinoisplatform.
Tosummarize,everyiMBAcoursehastwoparts:PartAandPartB.PartAisinthe
Courseraplatform.PartAhasallthecoursecontent:videolectures,readings,andbasic
quizquestions.PartBisintheIllinoisplatformwherestudentsinteractlivewithfacultyin
virtualclasssessionsandhavegroupinteractions,additionalassignments,and/orexams.
InordertoearnacademiccreditforaniMBAcourse,studentsmustcompletebothPartsA
andB.PartAisaselfdirectedlearningenvironmentwherestudentscancompletethe
modulesattheirownpacewithinthetimeallotted.PartBissessionbased.Refertothe
iMBAcalendarforthesessiondates.
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CurriculumOverview
Pleasevisitthispagehttps://onlinemba.illinois.edu/imba-program/foralistingofthe
Core andFocusAreasoffered.Thecoursedescriptionsandlinkstofacultyprofiles
arealsoavailable.

Expectations
ExpectationswithintheiMBAProgramareestablishedforboththeprogramandfor
students.

Asaprogram,itisexpectedthatweconstantlyevolve.Theprogramexpectsto
continuouslyworktowardimprovingthestudentexperience,andtostriveforconsistency
andresponsivenessinallareas.

AsastudentattheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbanaChampaign,youareexpectedtofollow
thepoliciesandproceduressetaboutbytheUniversity,GraduateCollege,College
ofBusiness,andtheiMBAProgram.AdditionalexpectationsofstudentsintheiMBA
Programincludethefollowing:

Striveforthehighestacademicstandards
Asstudentsofatopresearchuniversity,youareexpectedandrequiredtomaintainthe
higheststandardsofacademicintegrityandtoactivelyparticipateincreatingthistypeof
learningenvironment.ConsistentwithUniversitypolicy,cheatingisconsideredavery
seriousoffense.Cheatingisthecopyingofanswerstoproblemsetsandexamsfromother
studentsorothersources,ratherthanauthoringthem.Anyonecaughtcheatinginthis
programorinacoursewillbesubjecttothepenaltiesdiscussedinthepoliciessection
(AcademicIntegrity.Thesepenaltiesinclude,amongothers,failureofthecourseor
dismissalfromtheUniversity.

Evaluationmethodsandteachingstyles
Expectcoursestohavesomewhatdifferentevaluationmethodsandrequirementsandfor
professorstohavedifferentteachingstyles.Mostcourseswillhaveteamorgroupbased
work(thatinvolvescoordinationandindividualwork(includingtimedexams.

Emailandcommunication
Onceyouradmissionprocessiscomplete,alluniversitycommunicationwilloccurviayour
@illinois.eduemailaccount.Thisincludescourseinformation,communicationsfrom
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 instructorsandTAs,andinformationregardingyourstudentaccount.Expecttoreceive
twotothreeemailsaboutthecoursebeforeitbeginsfromtheinstructororthecourse
systemorsupportteams.Donotignorethosemessages,butorganizetheminto
appropriatesubfolders.Theyhaveimportantinformationpertainingcommunication,
accesstothecourse,andcoursepoliciesthatyoumayneedtoreadagaininthefirstfew
weeks.Expecttoreceiveremindersofupcomingdeadlinesandanyincompleteormissing
submissions.

Coursesyllabusanddeadlines
Readandknowthecoursesyllabusandnotealldeadlines,assignments,andexam
requirementsatthestartofthecourseandorganizeyourselfaroundtheworkloadsand
thetimeline.Donotrelyonconstantreminders.Expecttobeheldaccountablefor
meetingallcoursedeadlines,asthesearestatedupfrontandreinforcedthroughoutthe
course.Pleaseattempttomakeeveryefforttoinformfacultyaheadoftimewhenyour
timelysubmissionofassignmentsmaybecomeanissue.TheiMBAprogramhasstrict
rulesarounddeadlinesandsubmissions.Latesubmissionswillnotbeacceptedandany
exceptionswillbeatthesolediscretionofthefaculty.

Studentsareadvisedtohavesecureinternetconnectionsandbackupplansforsingle
sittingexams.Studentswhoexperienceaseriousextenuatingcircumstancebeyondtheir
controlthatpreventssubmissionofanassignmentorexammayrequestanexceptionto
thispolicybyprovidingdocumentationoftheextenuatingcircumstancetotheAssistant
DirectorintheiMBAprogram.TheiMBAprogramwillevaluatetherequestandadvisethe
instructorastowhethermakeupworkwillbeallowed.Whenatallpossible,requestsfor
anexceptionshouldbemadeBEFOREtheassignmentdeadline.Latesubmissionscannot
beacceptedforanyreasononcetheanswerkeyisposted.

Grading
Theassignmentworkloaddistributionisapproximately7030betweenhighengagement
andselfdirectedportions,althoughtheexactdistributionisatthediscretionof
instructorsgivendifferencesacrosscourses.Theselfdirectedportionisgradedpassfail.
Requirementstoearnapassinggradearespecifiedinthesyllabiforspecificcourses.A
passinggradefortheselfdirectedportionoftheclassisrequiredandnecessaryinorder
toearnalettergradeintheentirecourse.Thehighengagementportionofthecoursewill
begradedonapointssystem.Thefinalgradeforthecoursewillbedeterminedbythe
numberofpointsearnedforthehighengagementportionoftheclass.Failingtheself
directedportionwillresultinafinalgradeofFforthecourse,regardlessofthenumber
ofpointsearnedinthehighengagementportion.Procedurestotranslatepointstoletter
gradesareatthediscretionoffaculty.

Familiaritywithplatforms
Expecttointeractinmultiplelearningplatformsasyoutakethecourse.Mostcourse
content,recordedlectures,andreadingswillbeintheCourseraplatform.Any
followupweeklyactivitiesintheIllinoisplatformwillrelyonyourhavingconsumed
therespectiveweeklycontentintheCourseraplatform.Contentandactivitieswillbe
presentinboththeCourseraandIllinoisCompassplatforms,andwillincorporatelive
interactiontoolsaswell.KeepupwiththeworkonCourseraandIllinoisCompass.
Donotprocrastinateonsubmittingassignments.

IntheCompassplatform,itisimportantthatyoucompletetheCourseOrientation
LearningModule.Thiswillprovideagoodoverviewofthecoursecontent,required
elements,andexpectationsofthecourse.

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IntheCourseraplatform,itisimportantthatyousuccessfullycompleteandpasseach
assessmentintheCourseracourses.Thisincludesallpeerreviewassignments.Failure
topassthecoursesontheCourseraplatformwillresultinfailureoftheentirehigh
engagementcourseandnoacademiccreditwillbegiven.

Liveinteractionsessions(Yourvirtualclassroom)
Expectallprofessorstostronglyencourageorrequireattendanceandactive
participationinsomelivesessions,offeredtoaccommodatemultipletime zones.
Some,butnotall,instructorsmayofferoptionsformakinguplivesessions.Pleasebe
mindfuloftherequirementsforattendingthesesessions(i.e.,arrivinglate,leaving
early).

Groupformationandpeerevaluation
GroupsmaybeformedforallcoursesintheiMBAprogram,takingavarietyoffactorsinto
consideration.Peerevaluationsinacommonformatwillbeemployedforallcourses.
AdministrationofpeerevaluationsmaybedonebytheiMBAprogramonceforeach
courseatitsconclusion.Facultyhavethediscretiontodecidewhetherandhowtouse
peerevaluationsintheircourses.Yourfinalgradeinthecoursewillincorporateyourpeer
evaluationandparticipationingroupactivities.

Professionalismandrespect
Thisisaprofessionaldegreeprogramandassuch,studentsshouldconduct
themselvesinaprofessionalandrespectfulmannerbothviaemail,inforums,live
sessions,andanygrouprelatedactivity.Itisimportanttodevelopaprofessional,
workingrelationshipwithyourinstructors,teachingassistants,andyourcohort.

AllstudentsintheiMBAprogramareworkingprofessionalsandyourtimeisas
important astherestofthegroupmembers.Pleasebecourteous,professional,and
mindfulofyourcohortmembersculture,time,andlifecircumstances.Somebest
practicesforgroupworkarehighlighted below:
Roles & responsibilities
Keepupinteractionsidentifyingareastocontributetocolleagues
Outlinekeytasksandcompletiondates
Keepcurrentwithhomeworkandreadings
Expectations of working together
Berespectfulthroughpreparation,contribution,andconstructivefeedback
Practicelively,positive,energeticcommunicationhavefunwitheachother
Beavailableatanyhourofthedayforteammemberscollaboration
Helpeachother
Timetable of activities & deliverables
Deliverallgroupcourseassignmentsandteampreworkontime
Identifythepointpersonforeachtask
Communication preferences/availability
Arrangegroupmeetingsviaconferencecalls
UseDropboxorBOXtosharedocumentsforgroupassignments
Useemailforweeklycommunicationandtosharelearningandbestpractices
Team procedures / accountability process
Beopentogroupcommentstoimprovedifferentdimensions
Stepupwhensomethingneedstobedone
Respectcolleaguesideasatalltimesanddeferifneeded
Providedirectandconstructivefeedback
Delegateresponsibilitiesbasedonindividualtalentsperproject
Contributeyourfairsharetoprojects
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Onlineeducationvs.facetoface
Ifyouarenewtotheonlinelearningenvironment,oneofthebestthingsyoucan do
isfamiliarizeyourselfwithiMBAcoursesintheCourseraplatform.Dontexpectthe
sametypeoflearningenvironmentasyouwouldinafacetofaceclass.Some
importantfactorsenablingsuccessincludebeingselfmotivated,identifyingand
mitigatingdistractions,settingasidespecificblocksoftimetowork,andtaking
advantageofresources(library,classmates, instructors).Expectpeertopeer
assignmentstoreinforcelearningandgiveyoutheopportunitytotestyourcritical
thinkingskillsandknowledgeofthetopics.Recognizethecontenttobejustthe
startingpoint.Expectcourseinteractiontobeacrucialpartofyourlearning.

Organizingyourcalendar/timemanagement
Asanonlinestudent,youwillreceiveplentyofsupportfromyourpeersaswellas
programadministrationinhelpingyounavigatethroughyourMBAjourney.Itis
extremelyimportantforyoutoplanaheadandmanageyourtimeproperlyinorder
tobesuccessfulintheiMBAprogram.Intheonboardingcourse,wewillprovide
youwithsometipsandbestpracticestobeingasuccessfulonlinestudent.Hereare
somehighlevelliststhatyouneedtoplanaround:
1. Plan:makeanddevelopaplanforyoureightweek course.
2. Checkindaily:logintoyourcoursedaily,readforums,andlookoutfor
announcements.Makelearningadaily,successfulhabit.
3. Lookahead:ItisgoodtoplanonDayZero,butnoplanissuccessfulunless
youreviewitregularly.Makeitahabittocreateweeklylookaheadplans
aroundassignments,groupwork,orexams.
4. Speakuporaskquestions:Ifyouencounterdifficultyorarestruggling
aroundatopic,askforhelp.Donotwaituntilthelastdayofdeadlines toseek
helpifyouhavequestions.Seekinghelpoftenandearlywillbethe
differencebetweensuccessand failure.

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FacultyandStaff
Acurrentfacultyandstafflistisavailableathttps://onlinemba.illinois.edu/faculty/.

ProgramContacts
Generalcontactinformation:
EmailonlineMBA@illinois.edu
Phone217/3002481

RajEchambadi
SeniorAssociateDean,MBAPrograms

ArshadSaiyed
Director,iMBAProgram

JodiMiller
AssistantDirector,iMBAProgram,Student Affairs

RozyKanjee
AssistantDirector,iMBAProgram,Admissions

Semester Schedules
Thecalendarforthecoursesfor201617isavailableonlineat https://goo.gl/ea3oDf

The calendar for the courses for 2017-2018 is available online at https://goo.gl/lZ9bS9

GettingStarted
Thevisualizationbelowwillgiveyouanideaofthestepsyouneedtotakeandthethings
toexpectfromthetimeyougetadmittedintotheprogramuntilyourfirstcourse.Please
reviewthedescriptionsbelowthediagramfordetailsonsomeofthesteps.Youwillalso
haveachancetorevisitthisintheonboardingcourseyouwilltakebeforeyoustartthe
firstcourse.

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 Thingstodo/expectbeforeyourfirstcourse

Afewofthestepsaboverequireaccesstospecificplatformsandverificationof
technologyrequirements.Completeeachtaskbelowtoensureyouhavefullaccesstoall
oftheresourcesyouwillneed.ContacttheTechnologyServicesHelpDesk
(https://techservices.illinois.edu/get-help/help-desk)ifyouhaveanyproblemswithanyof
thesetasks.

ClaimYourNetID
YourNetIDgrantsyouaccesstoalloftheresourcesyouwilluseasastudent.Yourfirst
stepistoclaimyourNetID(https://netidclaim.illinois.edu/),asmanyofthefollowing
stepsaredependentuponit.

IfyouhavealreadyclaimedyourNetIDandhavesetupbothaNetIDandanEnterpriseID,
wewouldrecommendthatyouresetyourpasswordanduseyourNetIDforalllogins.To
dothis,gotohttps://identity.uillinois.edu/iamFrontEnd/iam/start/?campus=uiucand
selectChangePassword.Onceyouhavechangedyourpassword,thenewsystemwillsync
yourNetIDandEnterpriseID,andyoucanuseyourNetIDanywhereyouarepromptedfor
EnterpriseID.

ActivateYourEmailAccount
YouwillgetafreeUniversityemailaccountwithan@illinois.edusuffixfrom
http://techservices.illinois.edu/services/email.Thisiswhereallofyourcorrespondence
fromtheUniversitywillbesent,includingemailfromfaculty.

AccesstotheCoursePlatform:IllinoisCompass 2g
YourcourseswilluseIllinoisCompass2g(https://compass2g.illinois.edu/)andyouwill
accessIllinoisCompass2gseveraltimesperweektoparticipateineachcourse.Itis
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importanttoverifyyouraccessassoonasyouhaveyourNetID,sothatyouarereadyto
completetherequiredonboardingcourse.

RequestPhotolessICard
YourphotolessIcardallowsyoutoborrowmaterialsfromtheUILibraryandstatewide
memberlibraries,andaccessalargeselectionofebooksaswell.Youmustbeofficially
registeredasadegreestudentpriortorequestingtheIcard.Toobtainyourphotoless
Icard,pleaseusetheCenterforInnovationinTeaching&LearningIDCardRequestForm
(http://ao.citl.illinois.edu/support/source/student_services/id_cards.html).

VerifyTechnologyRequirements
Youwillneedtomakesureyourpersonalcomputermeetsthenecessarytechnology
requirements.Werecommendthiscomprehensivelistofsoftware,hardware,and
checkliststoensureyouhaveasuccessfullearningexperience:
http://citl.illinois.edu/online-learning/student-support/technology-requirements .

PreparatoryCoursework
Giventheflexibilityinsequencingcourses,studentsarestronglyencouragedtotake
preparatorycoursesforiMBAcoursesasidentifiedbyindividualinstructors.Studentsare
stronglyencouragedtotaketheCourseraselfdirectedpartoftheBusinessAnalysis
courseinpreparationforfinance,valuechainmanagement,andothercourses.

Onboarding
AsyoukickstarttheiMBAprogram,weunderstandthereisalearningcurveintermsof
orientingyourselfwiththeknowhowandvariousactivitiesyouasastudentwill
participatein.Wehavedesignedaninterestingandhighlyengagingcoursetohelpyou
withtheonboardingprocess.Youwillhaveanopportunitytointroduceyourself,getto
knowothers,andgetmostofyourquestionsansweredabouttheprograminmuchmore
detail.Thiscoursewillhelpyou:
IdentifyanddefinetheexpectationsofiMBAstudents
Gainconfidencenavigatingthelearningmanagementsystemandother
technologytoolsusedinthecourses
Familiarizeyourselfwiththestudenthandbookandpolicies
MeetyourclassmatesandalignSMARTgoalstogetherasacohort
Exploreinformationaboutthecampus,faculty,andotherservicesavailablefor
you
Devisetimemanagementstrategiestoachieveworklifebalanceandbe
successfulintheprogram
Interactwithyourclassmatesinordertobuildanetworkwithinthecohortand
iMBAprogram

Youwillhaveaccesstotheonboardingcoursepriortothestartofyourfirstcourse.We
expectthiscoursetotakeabouttwohourstocompleteandanadditionalhourfor
participationinalivesession.Thisisanimportantcourseforallnewstudentstocomplete
beforestartingtheothercoursesforyouriMBA.

TheonboardingcoursewillbeavailabletoyouintheIllinoisCompass2glearning
managementsystem.Thisisthesamelearningmanagementsystemyouwilluseforall
yourhighengagementcourses.Thecourseitselfconsistsofsixmodules,whichfocusnot
onlyonprograminformation,butoncampusresourcesandstrategiesforsuccessful
onlinelearning:

Module1 WelcomeandNetworking
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 Module2 ProgramInformation
Module3 CourseFormat
Module4 StudentSuccess&Resources

Tuition,Billing,Payments,andFinancialAid
Pleaserefertohttps://onlinemba.illinois.edu/imbaprogram/forinformationregarding
tuition,refunds,cancellations,andwithdrawalpolicies.Pleasepayparticularattentionto
theCancellation,Drop,andWithdrawpoliciesontheTuitiontabandforthedetailed
resourcesonbillingandpayments
(http://ao.citl.illinois.edu/support/source/student_services/payment.html).

Uponregistering,yourseat(s)inthecourse(s)youselectarereservedandyouare
responsiblefortuitionpaymentunlessyouinitiatechangestoyourregistrationstatus.

StudentAdvisingandSupport
Inordertoprovidepersonalizedsupport,wehaveappointedasinglepointofcontactwho
willhelpansweryourquestions.ThecontactpersonisJodiMiller,AssistantDirectorofthe
iMBAProgram,andcanbereachedviaonlineMBA@illinois.edu.Shewillbeabletohelp
youwiththefollowing:

Developyourunderstandingofyourownacademicandprofessionalinterests
Monitorthesequenceofcoursesyoutakeandcompleteanannualacademic
progressreview
Monitorhowyoumeetcourserequirements
LetyouknowaboutUniversityresourcessuchasstudyskillsgroups,counseling,
andcareerdevelopment
Workwithyoutoaddressacademicandnonacademicissuesastheyrelateto
yourdegreeachievement

Registration
CourseregistrationisprocessedthroughtheStudentSelfServicewebsite.Youwilluse
yourNetIDandpasswordtoaccesstheregistrationlinkfortheUniversityofIllinoisat
UrbanaChampaign.TheOfficeoftheRegistraristhestewardofofficialstudentacademic
recordsandisresponsiblefortheaccuracy,integrity,andsecurityofthoserecordsunder
theFamilyEducationalRightsandPrivacyAct(FERPA).

Thecourseregistrationcyclestartsbeforethebeginningofeachsemester.Duringthis
cycle,youwillbeabletoregisterforthecoursesofferedinthatspecificsemester.
Studentswillbeabletoviewtheiraccountstwoweeksbeforeclassesbegin.Services
offeredthroughStudentSelfServiceinclude:

Checkingyourregistrationeligibility
Addingordroppingclasses
Updatingyouraddressandtelephoneinformation
Applyingtograduateorcheckingyourgraduationstatus
Obtainingacopyofyourclassschedule

TimeTickets
AdmittedstudentswillbeassignedaPRIORITYtimeticketshowingtheearliesttimeyou
areauthorizedtoregisterforcourses.Youmayregisteroradjustyourscheduleatany
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timeafteryourearliestassignedtime,upthroughthefirstdayofclasses,withoutpenalty.
Onceyourtimeticketallows,youareencouragedtoregisterassoonaspossibletoretain
priority.Thiswillallowyoutoconfirmyourcourseregistrationincasetherearelimited
seatsofferedbythefacultyforaspecificcourse.Frequently,studentswillbeableto
reservetheirslotfortheirdesiredcourse.

AsYouRegister
StudentSelfService(https://apps.uillinois.edu/selfservice/)willcontrolaccessbased
uponregistrationtime,classsize,academicprogram,maximumcreditlimit,andholds.

Ifaholdthatpreventsregistrationhasbeenplacedonyourrecord,itmustberemoved
beforeyoucanregister.AccesstoStudentSelfServicetoaddordropclasseswillbe
blockeduntilyourholdsareremoved.

Forfullinstructionsandcomprehensivehowtoprocedures,refertotheOfficeofthe
RegistrarsRegistrationProcedures(https://registrar.illinois.edu/registrationprocedures).

ImportantNotice:Termsof Use
StudentSelfService(https://apps.uillinois.edu/selfservice/)istheuniversitysystemto
registerforcoursesbycomputer.Whenyoudoso,youagreetopaytuitionandfeesto
theuniversityaccordingtothepaymentpoliciesandschedulesadoptedbytheBoardof
Trustees.Ifyouwishtocancelyourregistrationandthusavoidpaymentoftuitionandfee
charges,youmustdosoby11:59pm(USCentralTime)onthelastbusinessdaypriorto
thefirstdayofinstruction.

LateRegistration
Theindividualcollegesdeterminethelatestdateforwhichtheirstudentsmay
register.
Alateregistrationchargeof$15(amountsubjecttochange)isassessedtoall
studentsregisteringafterthefirstdayofinstructionforthefallorspring
semester.Nolateregistrationchargeisassessedforthesummerterm.
Thelateregistrationchargemaybewaiveduponpetitioninexceptional
circumstances,suchasseriousillnessordeathintheimmediatefamily,orother
circumstancesbeyondthecontrolofthestudent.

HoldStatus
Academicandadministrativeofficesmayplaceholdsonyourrecord,cancelyour
registration,orwithdrawyoufromclassesforacademicreasons,fundsowedtothe
university,orjudicialreasons.Registrationholdspreventanyregistrationactivities,
includingaddingordroppingclasses.Someholdsmayalsopreventyoufromreceiving
transcripts,receivinggrades,orprocessingyourgraduationrequirementsinadditionto
preventinganyregistrationactivity.

Ifyouhaveaholdonyourrecord,resolveitwiththeappropriatecampusofficeassoonas
possible.AnyholdsonyourrecordpreventingregistrationcanbeviewedwithinStudents
SelfService(https://apps.uillinois.edu/selfservice/)underRegistrationEligibilityorView
Holds.

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IllinoisMBACreed
Thiscreedwascreatedtoreflecttheprogramscommitmenttoaculturethatisconducive
tolearningandmutualrespect.Assuch,itcommunicatesexpectationbetweenstudents
andamongstudents,faculty,andprogramstaff.Observationoftheseexpectations
enhancestheMBAexperienceforallandhelpsIllinoismaintainitsleadershippositionin
businesseducation.

Integrity
Wevalueintegrity,honesty,andtruthinourworkandactions.Wesupporttheprinciples
ofintellectualfreedomaswellastherightsandresponsibilitiesthatitimplies.

Diversity
Wevalueabroadcuriosity,appreciation,andrespectfordiversityofthought,
experiences,origins,andperspectives.Wevaluedifferencesinopinionsandbackgrounds,
andwevaluebreadthinourstudyopportunitiesandcareeraspirations.

Education
Wevalueoureducationandarepartnersintheeducationallivesofeachother.Weare
committedtolifelonglearning,toanenvironmentthatnurturesinquiryanddemands
rigor,totheexchangeanddiscourseofthoughtprovokingideas,andtothepursuitof
leadershippositionsintheworldstopbusinessesandorganizations.

Service
Wevalueserviceatthehighestlevel.Westrivetoprovidequality,responsiveservicetoall
ofourconstituents.Wetakeprideinhelpingothers.

Teamwork
Wevalueaworkenvironmentthatsupportsteamwork,creativity,andcooperation.We
believeincommunicationandtransparency.

Involvement
Wevalueexperiencesbeyondtheclassroom,betheythroughglobalconsultingprojects,
casecompetitions,socialentrepreneurship,clubinvolvement,orresearchinitiatives.

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Professionalism
Wevaluethespiritofprofessionalismintheclassroom,inexperiencesbeyondthe
classroom,inthepursuitofacareer,andinourworkitself.

Ownership
Wevalueresponsibilityandtakeownershipoverourpersonalpaths,betheythepathswe
takeintheclassroom,inprograminvolvement,ortowardourcareerplacement.

Your commitment
UpholdthevaluesandidealsoftheIllinoisMBAprogram
Demonstrateprofessionalismandsincerity
Activelyengagepeers,faculty,andprogramstaff
Maintainaccountabilityamongstakeholders
Providefeedbackbothpositiveandconstructive

StudentPerks
AsstudentsofUniversityofIllinois,youhaveexclusiveaccesstothefollowingtechnology
perksforFREE.Thesevaluableresourcesfurthercomplementyourlearningandimprove
yourproductivity.

Library
TheUniversityofIllinoishousesalargenumberofebooksat
http://www.library.illinois.edu.ToaccesstheUniversityLibrary,youwillneedtosetupa
separate,newaccountatthelibrarywebsiteusingyourNetID.

WebStoreforfree software
ThiswillbeyouronestopshopforsoftwareneedssuchasMicrosoftproductsandmany
othersfromAutodesk,Mathematica,andAdobe.Therearemorethan350software
productswhicharealreadylicensedbytheUniversityofIllinoisforyoutodownloadfor
FREEoratadeepdiscount(https://webstore.illinois.edu/home/).Youcanaccessthese
usingyourNetID.

Freepremiumonlinetutorials(Lynda.com)
YouhavefreeaccesstotheentireLynda.comonlinetrainingtutoriallibraryasastudentof
theUniversityofIllinois(https://answers.uillinois.edu/illinois/page.php?id=47519).It
containsover1,200coursesand73,000tutorialsorganizedbysubject,software,and
instructor.

MicrosoftOffice365
Office365softwareisavailablefreeofcharge
(https://webstore.illinois.edu/Shop/product.aspx?zpid=2816).Youwillbeabletowork
withthelatestversionsofWord,Excel,PowerPoint,andOneNote.Personalfilescanbe
savedonlineinOneDrivesotheycanbeaccessedonalldevices.

Policies
General
TherulesstatedintheStudentCode(http://studentcode.illinois.edu)applytoall
undergraduate,graduate,andprofessionalstudentsenrolledattheUniversityofIllinois.

AcademicIntegrity

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 Article1,Part4oftheStudentCode(http://studentcode.illinois.edu/PocketCode_web2016-17.pdf
401.statestheUniversityofIllinoisviewpointonacademicintegrity.IllinoisMBA students,
asstudentsoftheUniversityofIllinois,mustactinaccordancewithprescribed behaviors
regardingacademicintegrity:

a) TheUniversityhastheresponsibilitytomaintainacademicintegritysoasto
protectthequalityofeducationandresearchonourcampusandtoprotectthose
whodependuponourintegrity.Itistheresponsibilityofthestudenttorefrain
frominfractionsofacademicintegrity,fromconductthatmayleadtosuspicionof
suchinfractions,andfromconductthataidsothersinsuchinfractions.Itisthe
responsibilityofthefacultytoestablishandmaintainanenvironmentthat
supportsacademicintegrity.Anessentialpartofthisfacultyresponsibilityisthe
enforcementofexistingstandardsofacademicintegrity.Iffacultymembersdo not
discourageandactuponviolationsofwhichtheybecomeaware,respectfor those
standardsisundermined.Facultymembersshouldprovidestudentswitha clear
statementoftheirexpectationsconcerningacademicintegrity.Inthese
regulations,facultyincludesanyinstructororauthorizedstaffmemberwho
supervisesanyacademicendeavor.
b) Studentshavebeengivennoticeofthisrulebyvirtueofitspublication.Regardless
ofwhetherastudenthasactuallyreadthisrule,astudentischargedwith
knowledgeofit.Ignoranceofaruleisneveradefense.

TheIllinoisMBAadherestotheUniversitysacademicintegritypolicies.Allacademic
integrityviolationsaretakenveryseriously.Ifthereisanyquestionaboutwhatis
acceptable,reviewtheStudentCodeorconsultwithafacultymember,DeanofMBA
Programs,ortheiMBAAssistantDirector.

Plagiarism
Plagiarismistheuseofothersideasand/orwordswithoutclearlyacknowledgingthe
sourceofthatinformation.Studentsmayplagiarizeverydeliberately(e.g.,copyingor
purchasingpapersfromanonlinesource),ortheymaynotrealizewhattheyaredoing,
whichissometimesthecasewhenstudentsfailtogivecreditforauthorsideasthatthey
haveparaphrasedorsummarizedintheirownwords.(InaccordancewithArticle1,Section
4(d)ofthestudentcode[http://studentcode.illinois.edu/PocketCode_web2016-17.pdf ],
however,thesanctionsarethesameregardlessofastudentsawareness
oftheinfraction.)TheUniversityLibrary
(http://www.library.illinois.edu/learn/research/academicintegrity.html)alsoprovides
resourcesandinformationaboutplagiarismforstudents.

GradingPolicy
Gradingplansaretypicallylistedintheclasssyllabusandtheinformationbelowistobe
usedonlytointerpretthefinallettergrades.Finalcoursegradesareenteredona
studentspermanentuniversityrecordatthecloseofeachsemester.Lettergradesmaybe
interpretedasfollowsfortheprogram:
Grade
A+,A,A Interpretation
Exceptional
B+,B Good
B Fair
C+C,C,D,D Poor
F Failure

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A+=4.00 B+=3.33 C+=2.33 D+=1.33 F=0

A=4.00 B=3.00 C=2.00 D= 1.00
A=3.67 B=2.67 C=1.67 D= 0.67

AcademicDeficiencies
Agraduatestudentwhosegradepointaverageislowerthan2.75afteranysemesterwill
beplacedonprobation.Onceonprobation,thestudenthasuntiltheendofthenext
semesterofenrollmenttoraisethegradepointaveragetoa2.75orbetter.Failuretodo
sowillresultindismissalfromtheprogram.

IMPORTANT:
Studentsadmittedonprobationwhodonotmeettheminimumrequirementat
theendofthefirsttermofenrollmentwillbedismissedfromthegraduate
program.
StudentswithaGPAbelowa2.75fortwoconsecutivesemesterswillbedismissed
fromthegraduateprogram.
StudentswithaGPAbelowa2.75arenoteligibletograduate.
Failuretomeetormaintaintheminimumacademicgradepointaveragemaylead
todismissalorothersanctions.

CapriciousGrading Policies
Capriciousgradingconstitutesanyofthefollowing:

Theassignmentofagradetoaparticularstudentonsomebasisotherthan
performanceinthecourse
Theassignmentofagradetoaparticularstudentbymoreexactingordemanding
standardsthanwereappliedtootherstudentsregisteredforthesamecreditin
thatcourse
Theassignmentofagraderepresentingasubstantialdeparturefromthe
instructorspreviouslyannouncedstandards

Note:Ifastudenthasconcernsaboutcapriciousgrading,he/sheshouldcontactthe
AssistantDeanforStudentAffairs.

SatisfactoryDegree Progress
Continuanceintheprogramisdeterminedbysuccessfulacademicperformanceandby
thedemonstrationofknowledge,skills,andmaturitytofunctionasaprofessional.
Developingcompetencyinpracticeisnotsolelytheresponsibilityofthefacultyand
school.Studentsareexpectedtoberesponsibleformonitoringandevaluatingtheir
owncompetencies.StudentsareresponsibleforcomplyingwithboththeUniversityand
theCollegeofBusinessinpoliciesandregulations.

AdvancementRequirements:Progresstowardthedegreeiscontingentuponsatisfactory
performancethroughouttheprogram.Studentsmustmeetthefollowingexpectations:

Overallminimum2.75GPA
Satisfactoryperformanceinnonlettergradedcourses
Honestyandintegrityinallaspectsoftheacademicprogram

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 Performanceandbehaviorthatreflectsrespectforothers,nonjudgmental
attitude,punctuality,andtimelycompletionofassignments
Demonstrationofprofessionaljudgment,knowledge,andskillsintheclassroom,
field,andcommunity;thesearenecessaryforformingandmaintaining
professionalrelationships,makingassessments,andimplementinginterventions
Receptiveresponsetoevaluationandfeedbackintheclassroomandfield
Useofethicalprofessionalstandardsinallinteractionswithclients,peers,staff,
faculty,fieldinstructors,andallothermembersoftheUniversitycommunity
Willingnesstoreportethicalviolations
UnderstandingofandadherencetotheMBACreedasastandardofprofessional
behavior

GrievancePolicy
ThepurposeoftheGrievancePolicyistoprotecttheinterestsofstudentsbyprovidinginformal
andformalmeansofseekingresolutionincaseofaninappropriateaction
ofamemberofthefacultyoradministrativestafforaninappropriateapplicationofa
departmental/unitpolicy.

Studentswithgrievances,especiallyregardingcapriciousgrading,beginbydiscussingtheir
concernwiththeAssistantDeanforStudentAffairs.Formalgrievancesareforwardedtothe
AssociateDeanforAcademicPrograms.TheAssociateDeanreviewsthegrievancewiththe
studenttodetermineifitmeetstheuniversitysgrievancecriteria.Ifthegrievancemeets
universitycriteriaandthestudentchoosestopursueformalprocesses,theAssociateDean
overseestheprocessandforwardsthegrievancetotheCollegesStudentGrievanceCommittee.

TheStudentGrievanceCommitteeischargedwithrespondingtocapriciousgradingcomplaints
(aswellasotherformalcomplaintsmadebystudentswhoexpressdissatisfactionwithsome
aspect[s]oftheirassociationwiththeCollegeofBusiness).Thecommitteefollowsthe
universityspoliciesregardingcapriciousgradinganddiscriminationorharassmentcomplaints
(seetheStudentCodeoftheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbanaChampaign,
http://studentcode.illinois.edu/index.html).

NondiscriminationStatement
ThecommitmentoftheUniversityofIllinoistothemostfundamentalprinciplesofacademic
freedom,equalityofopportunity,andhumandignityrequiresthatdecisionsinvolvingstudents
andemployeesbebasedonindividualmeritandremainfreefrominvidiousdiscriminationinall
itsforms.

TheUniversityofIllinoiswillnotengageindiscriminationorharassmentagainstanyperson
becauseofrace,color,religion,sex,nationaloriginal,ancestry,age,order
ofprotectionstatus,geneticinformation,maritalstatus,disability,sexualorientationincluding
genderidentity,unfavorabledischargefromthemilitary,orstatusasaprotectedveteran;and
willcomplywithallfederalandstatenondiscrimination,equalopportunity,andaffirmative
actionlaws,orders,andregulations.Thisnondiscriminationpolicyappliestoadmissions,
employment,andaccesstoandtreatmentintheUniversityprogramsandactivities.

Universitycomplaintandgrievanceproceduresprovideemployeesandstudentswiththemeans
fortheresolutionofcomplaintsthatallegeaviolationofthisStatement.Toreportincidentsof
harassment,studentsshouldspeaktoMBAStudentandAcademicServices.Studentswhowish
totalktosomeoneoutsideoftheIllinoisMBAmaycontacttheuniversitysDeanofStudents.

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Withdrawal
AnystudentwhowithdrawsfromtheUniversityshouldfollowwithdrawalproceduresas
outlinedintheCancellation,Drop,andWithdrawpolicies(https://online.illinois.edu/getting-
started/dropping-a-class)astheyapplytoallstudents.Failuretoattendclasswillnot
automaticallywithdrawastudentfromacourse.Infact,failuretoattendwithouttheformal
withdrawalprocesswillresultinafailinggradeaswellasthefullassessmentoftuitionandfees.
ThewithdrawalprocedureshouldbeinitiatedintheAcademicProgramsOffice.

Glossary
Compass2g
ThisisthenameusedbytheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbanaChampaignforitsIllinoislearning
platform.YouwilllogintoCompass2gwithyourNetIDandpasswordtoaccesscoursecontent
thatisspecifictoyouriMBAcohort.

Courseralearningplatform
TheCourseralearningplatformisopenforeveryonetolearn,andalwaysavailableondemand.
Allcourseactivitiesareasynchronousandselfdirected.Anybodywillingtolearncanregister
andparticipatethroughthisplatform.

iBusiness
Thisisanumbrellatermusedtodescribeanintegratedlearningexperience,yourvirtual
classroomenvironmentaspartoftheiMBAdegreecohort.

Illinoislearning platform
TheIllinoislearningplatformisahighengagementplatformandisonlyavailableforenrolled
iMBAstudentsandothercreditseekingstudents.Thisplatformisinstructorguided,featuring
livesessions,indepthdiscussions,casestudies,forums,andindividualandteambased
assignmentsandprojects.Studentsgettheuniquebenefitsofavirtualclassroomwithinstructor
feedbackintheformofliveinteractionwithfacultythrough(recorded)synchronoussessions
offeredtoaccommodatemultipletimezones.

Programcapstone
Theprogramwideexperientiallearningprojectisdesignedforstudentstoaddressareal
businesschallengethatintegratesacrossthecoursesintheprogram.Thisexclusiveopportunity
complementstheoreticalconceptslearnedintheSpecializationsandgivesstudentsarealworld
experience.ItwillbeginneartheendofthethirdsetofSpecializationsandextendfourweeks
beyondthecompletionofthelastcourses.

Specialization
Agroupofcoursesorganizedaroundaparticulardiscipline(i.e.,finance,leadership,etc.)and
designedtoreflectthewaythebusinessworldworksnotnecessarilythewayacademic
departmentsarestructured.EachSpecializationendswithacapstoneprojecttoenhancethe
studentsexperientiallearning.

Specializationcapstone
ThecapstoneisthefinalprojectthatintegratesacrossthecoursesinaSpecializationprogram.It
isthepracticalapplicationofthetopicsyoulearninallthecourseswithinaSpecialization.Only
thosestudentswhohavesuccessfullycompletedallthecourseswithinaSpecializationwillbe
eligibletoregisterforthecapstoneproject.

Stackable
CompletedSpecializationsusedasbuildingblockstostacktogethertoformacompleteiMBA
degree.

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