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Sep 29, 2008

How many is enough?
Posted by Kayoko

This is my first semester of college in the US I don't have a regular job.  Now, I have no work, other than the "as-needed" part-time job at a local public accounting firm.  I should have plenty of time to study, shouldn't I? Well, things aren't as easy as they seem.  Having more free time doesn't necessarily mean that free time is used for studying.  As I have more free time, I do goof off (a little, conservatively speaking).  And one month has passed just like that. 

To change this situation, I've recently started keeping my study time in a record.  Since I started, my study-time has dramatically increased.  This week, I studied ten hours more than the previous week.  This finding was quite shocking to me, realizing how many hours I would have been wasting.  What I am doing now for my time-keeping is I track how many hours I studied for one class subject every day, and add them at the end of the week to see how many hours I've studied in a week.  I guess this way, I am now more conscious about how to use my time.  So far, this little idea is working great, and I enjoy banking more study hours in my book of record, just like pinching pennies to save money.

I am not sure how long this simple idea keeps inspiring me for adding more time for study.  Maybe not that long.  There are only 24 hours a day, and I need a certain amount of time a day for my basic daily needs.  I just wonder…how many hours are enough for study?  And how many hours does a typical full-time student study a day (or a week)?       

 
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Sep 23, 2008

Wallow in the mud!
Posted by Deb N.

Have you wallowed in the mud lately? Seriously, wallowed in the mud… gotten in real deep?
 
I was reminded of the importance of getting in real deep at the 3rd annual Kelley Brand Leadership Conference last week. 
 
So, what is wallowing in the mud? No, I don’t mean getting dirty with the pigs in the pen. C. Mack, CEO of IHT Technology (www.iht-technology.com), had an illustrious career at Proctor and Gamble, Ryder Truck, and in financial services transforming business and realizing significant gains in performance. He also managed to transition himself among vastly different industries.
 
His secret – wallowing in the mud. Learning the language of the industry. How it works. How people think. Asking questions. He learned how to drive an 18-wheeler for Ryder and visited dealers across the country to learn what was on their minds. Before moving into financial services, he earned insurance licenses and worked as a bank teller.
 
Donna Heckler, a seasoned branding executive who’s introducing the concept and defining brand at Monsanto (www.monsanto.com), is a self-proclaimed city girl. She’s learning the agriculture business from the ground up, literally – walking fields with farmers (in stylish pink boots). And Maurice Markey helped Kraft (www.kraft.com) successfully market brands in Asia by moving his family to Asia; shopping in markets around the continent, and talking to customers about their preferences, tastes and habits.
 
What do you think? How have you wallowed in the mud lately?
 
You’ll be able to watch the Conference online later this fall; video from previous years are available at http://www.kelley.iu.edu/cbl/bcweb
 
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Sep 19, 2008

D301 International Trip
Posted by Professor Carow

Want to go to France next summer?  Join our NEW international experience

In Summer 2009, we will be offering a special block section of D301 International Business that will include a trip to France.  This is going to be a great opportunity!  The class will be offered in the Summer I session.  It will include 2 weeks in the class, seven to nine days in France, and then the final week in the classroom.  The class will be scheduled in a block with a general education course POLS Y350 – Politics of the European Union that will look at the political and social structure of the European Union.  This will provide a good combination of business and culture to understand how business operates in Europe. 

The location of our trip will be Strasbourg France.  From Strasburg we will be making a number of trips to locations in the area.  This will be in concert with faculty in Strasbourg, who are helping to organize the local arrangements.

For a short tour of Strasbourg visit, http://www.strasbourg.com/

Strasbourg is also located in the beautiful Alsace region of France, http://abcoffrance.com/alsace/

French is not a requirement of the course.  The six credit hour block will be able to be used to complete the international dimension for Kelley students.  D301 may be taken either before or after ICore, so students in their sophomore through Senior years are encouraged to participate in this opportunity.

The block course will be limited to 20 students.  Students wishing to participate in the course will be asked to complete an application for the course.  We are just in the early stages of obtaining information on the course.  Soon we will more information on the cost of the program, the locations that we anticipate on traveling to in France and Germany, and the structure of the course.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity!  Make plans with your academic advisor to participate in this special block section of D301.  Email Maureen Kinney telling her your interest in the course, so that as we obtain information, we can have you on our mailing list (maukinne@iupui.edu ).

The Alsace region surrounding Strasbourg is a vibrant business region and draws foreign investment from a number of large multinational companies.  Companies within reach of Strasbourg include Lilly France, Roche, Dow France, Wrigley France, Smart France, Fischer Bioblock, Mercedes Benz, and Heineken Breweries. 

Strasbourg is situated on the Franco-German border. Strasbourg was German controled from 1871 until the end of World War I and again between 1940 and 1944. The city and people have a distinctive local identity. The name Strasbourg comes from Strateburgum, ‘the city of the roads’, because of its strategic geographical position on the west bank of the Rhine.

Top Sights

• Council of Europe
• European Court of Human Rights
• European Parliament
• The Cathedral
• La Petite France
• Ponts Couverts
• Musée Zoologique

 
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