Hello, and welcome to Business Skills for the ITACS Professionals. I’m excited once again to be instructing this course and look forward to meeting all of you on Friday, September 7, 2018, in Temple’s downtown campus, 2 Penn Center, Philadelphia. Officially, that’s: TUCC (Temple University Center City) Room 610, 1515 Market Street. On September 7, we’ll be starting at 9:00 AM and ending no later than 5:00 PM. (Our regular start time is 8 AM.)
Be sure to check often into our class site at:
http://community.mis.temple.edu/mis5287sec702fall2020/
HERE ARE A FEW IMPORTANT ITEMS:
- Class will start between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM. I will inform you all by email and on our class site for the start time for each class. Plan to stay all day; we will end no later than 5:00 PM (17:00). We will meet on three Fridays. Please check your section (401 or 402) for the dates of your class:
401 will meet on Friday — September 7, October 5, and November 2.
402 will meet on Friday — September 7, October 12, and November 9. - Our required text for this course is Barone and Tellis, Your Voice Is Your Business (Plural Publishing) 2016. This book is available from Amazon at a discount. The electronic version is acceptable.
- Check out the syllabus on our class site. Actually, you should read it carefully. It contains important information on course content, grading policy, and other matters relevant to class.
- Assignments to be done prior to September 7 are posted here. Be sure to have them completed. Read these items:
Read Your Voice Is Your Business, Chapter 1
Read: http://www.apa.org/monitor/2018/02/conversation-wilson.aspx
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CBFlv6z6ew
Update and have available your professional resume. We will be covering resume writing in class.
Viewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-B6OHpEcuA.
Using tips number 1 and 2, write a brief “branding profile” as Prof. Austin defines it in the video in 9 directly above
- Lunch will be provided. PLEASE, if you have special dietary needs, let me know by email: orlando.barone@temple.edu. If you prefer to bring your own lunch, please let me know.
I’ll continue to email you announcements and post them under the “Announcements” tab on the class site to keep you informed. Thank you.
Professor Lonnie Barone
Posted by: Orlando Barone
Posted to: BUSINESS SKILLS FOR ITACS PROFESSIONALS, SECTIONS 401 and 402, FALL 2018