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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I have been asked to forward to
you this information and request from Dr. Franz Lohrke. Students
enrolling in electives this Summer should consider his information about the
electives, Point 1. All students should respond to Point 2 by completing
the survey relating to concentrations. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>“Hello everyone,</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>As the spring semester winds down,
and we approach summer, I wanted to (1) inform you of a possible summer
elective and (2) ask for your feedback about our new concentrations if you are
earning a degree that requires you take business electives (like an MBA or
MAcc).</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>1.</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> The
commercial…we are offering 3 courses under the designation of BUSA
597, which may cause some confusion. (These courses will have different
numbers next summer after the new catalog is released.)</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.25in'><span style='color:black'>BUSA 597,
Section 1 is the one I’m teaching. You should consider taking this
class if</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><span
style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>you are interested in
writing a business plan for a new business idea or for a new market that your
current company may be entering or</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><span
style='font-family:Symbol;color:black'>·</span><span style='font-size:
7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>you want to take two
electives this summer and you are already taking either the Web-based Business
course (BUSA 595) or New Product Development course (BUSA 597, Section 3).
In BUSA 595, you will need to write a preliminary business plan for your web-based
business and in BUSA 597 (Section 3), you will be consulting for a new
company down at Innovation Depot. Thus, the skills you learn in the
business plan writing class will also apply to both these classes.</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='color:black'>You
should wait till next summer to the business plan writing class
(section 1) if you are planning on pursuing an Entrepreneurship
concentration because BUSA 597 (section 2) is a prerequisite.
Because this is the first summer we are offering concentrations, however, if
you want to take both this summer (section 1 is on Tuesday, section 2 is on
Thursday), we will allow this in most cases.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in'><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>2.</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;color:black'> </span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Sometime during the next
week, please take a very short (about 5 minutes) survey about our
concentrations in Entrepreneurship and International Business. We would
ask you to fill out the survey even if you don’t plan to pursue a
concentration because all MBA and MAcc students need to take 2 electives
for their degree. This survey will help us plan some our elective
offerings out over the next few semesters.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>The
survey is available at </span><span style='color:black'><a
href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5FMLT6H">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5FMLT6H</a></span><span
style='color:black'>. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thanks so much.</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Franz Lohrke</span><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br>
Franz T. Lohrke<br>
Brock Family Chair in Entrepreneurship<br>
Chair, Department of Entrepreneurship, Management & Marketing<br>
301 DBH<br>
Brock School of Business<br>
Samford University<br>
800 Lakeshore Drive<br>
Birmingham, AL 35229<br>
Office: (205) 726-2373<br>
Fax: (205) 726-2464<br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'><a href="http://faculty.samford.edu/~ftlohrke/"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>http://faculty.samford.edu/~ftlohrke/</span></a></span><span
style='color:black'> <br>
<br>
Secretary, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management<br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'><a href="http://division.aomonline.org/ent/"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>http://division.aomonline.org/ent/</span></a></span><span
style='color:black'> <br>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Mr. Larron C. Harper<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Director, Graduate Programs and Assistant Professor of
Business<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Brock School of Business, Samford University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35229<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Tel: 205 726-2931 Fax: 205 726-4555<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>lcharper@samford.edu <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>www.samford.edu/mba <span style='color:#548DD4'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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