UGBA 10 Discussion Section Syllabus
GSI: Sarah (Yuen) Linville sarahcyuen@berkeley.edu Fall 2013 | Section 105
Haas, Cheit 335 | Tuesdays 12 – 1 PM
Office Hours: Friday 1:30 – 3:30 PM
Course Description
Please bring your i>clicker to lecture and to discussion.

Otherwise you will not receive credit for attendance.
Please bring your i>clicker to lecture and to discussion.

Otherwise you will not receive credit for attendance.
The intent of discussion section for UGBA 10: Principles of Business is to apply abstract concepts about business that are introduced during lecture in a concrete and useful way. It will not a repeat of lecture! We will be following the course schedule and module topics along with the rest of the lecture. We will do a variety of things for this course, from group discussions, presentations, and interviews, to research and writing. I will also be incorporating some practical skills and tools that have helped me be efficient and effective at business problem solving along the way.
Attendance
Discussion section begins on Berkeley time – at 12:10 pm. To begin section, I will pose an i>clicker question that will serve as your “roll call” for the day. If you are not present at the time of this “roll call,” you will be marked absent. If you come in after the “roll call”, you will be marked tardy. Two tardies counts as an absence, and an unexcused absence will count against your participation grade.

I kindly request no laptops during discussion. Eating is permissible until 12:20 pm.
Office Hours
The purpose of office hours is to provide a space in which I can support you in learning the material of this course and to make known any individual concerns, questions, or issues that you are having with the course material. During office hours I will be available in person or via online chat through bSpace.If you’d like to attend, please sign up for my Office Hours on this spreadsheet ahead of time or send me an email.
Communication
I will be communicating with the class via bSpace regarding announcements, assignments, and other necessary information. All enrollment and UGBA 10 course policy questions should be directed to the Instructor of Record, Maria Nondorf (nondorf@haas.berkeley.edu). I am available to answer most other individual student questions via email. Please keep in mind that I have a 48-hour turnaround time for student emails. For your and my protection please do not friend request me on Facebook or any other social media/networking site.
Grades & Assignments
The makeup of your grade (tentative, from Master Syllabus) will be as follows:

Four module exams | 60% | Four module assessment activities (50 points each) | 30% | Class participation | 10% |

The grading rubric for class participation is below. All other grading will be done by the UGBA 10 Course Readers. Please do not come to me for explanations on grades unless you need a re-grade in which case I will evaluate your statement first, then pass it on to the Instructor of Record after validating your claim. Please see the Master Syllabus for detailed instructions and policies around how exams and module assignments will be graded.
Policies & Procedures
Please be sure to read through and understand all of the policies and procedures as outlined in the UGBA 10 Master Syllabus, as they all apply to this discussion section as well.
Disability Accommodations
Source: UC Berkeley Teaching & Resource Center www.gsi.berkeley.edu

If you need disability-related accommodations in this discussion section, if you have emergency medical information you wish to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please inform me immediately. Please email me or see me privately in OH.
Schedule & Due Dates
Module Calendar

Module | Topic/Instructor | Lectures Begin | Module Exam | Intro | ugba-10 Takes Off(M. Nondorf) | Wed. 9/4Mon. 9/2 is a holiday | | 1 | Management of Organizations (C. Banks) | Fri. 9/6 | Fri. 9/27 | 2 | Business Operations and Corporate Sustainability (O. Romero-Hernandez) | Mon. 9/30 | Fri. 10/18 | 3 | Modern Marketing Frameworks(K. Thomas) | Mon. 10/21 | Fri. 11/8 | 4 | Finance and Accounting(M. Nondorf) | Wed. 11/13Mon. 11/11 is a holidayNo section 11/26Fri. 11/29 is a holiday | Fri. 12/6 |

Module Assessment Activities
All module assessment activities are due in hard copy format at the beginning of section on the due date. Late submissions that are not excused in advance for medical or personal emergency reasons will incur penalties. There is a 10% penalty for email submission. There is a 10% penalty for each day or part of the day that an assignment is late.

Module | Topic/Instructor | Module Assessment Activity Due | 1 | Management of Organizations (C. Banks) | Tuesday, 9/24 | 2 | Business Operations and Corporate Sustainability (O. Romero-Hernandez) | Tuesday, 10/14 | 3 | Modern Marketing Frameworks(K. Thomas) | Tuesday, 11/5 | 4 | Finance and Accounting(M. Nondorf) | Tuesday, 12/3Mon. 11/11 is a holidayFri. 11/29 is a holiday |