Florida Tech is a Tier-1 Best National University (USN&WR)

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1 High Tech with a Human Touch Redstone Arsenal & Huntsville Site Dear Colleague, I would like to introduce you to Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech) and its Huntsville, AL site, if you re not yet familiar with Florida Tech. Our university offers a variety of Masters degrees for those professionals who desire to enhance their professional capabilities, but cannot afford to interrupt their careers to pursue such education. For those individuals, Florida Tech has the solution. By offering its degree programs after-hours (i.e., 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm weekdays), Florida Tech allows the working professionals to pursue and to complete successfully degree programs of their choice (see enclosed one-page flyer attachment for degree programs available). Courses meet once per week for a 16-week semester (11 weeks in Summer). Our staff (24 adjunct faculty; 5 administrative personnel) are readily available to assist you. Almost all of the programs may also be taken via on-line Distance Learning, as desired (exception: M.B.A.). Registration for Spring 2013 semester begins 05 Nov 2012 through 11 Jan 2013 with new classes beginning the week of 07 Jan Florida Tech is a Tier-1 Best National University (USN&WR) Cost per course (3 semester hours) is $1680 and financial aid is available (e.g., VA benefits [Yellow Ribbon, Chapter 33, etc.] for qualified applicants. The degree programs are regionally accredited and licensed by the State of Alabama (via the State of Alabama Department of Post-Secondary Education) to be taught in this state. Since 1976 Florida Tech has been serving the Huntsville locale (including Redstone Arsenal) and has awarded here over 3,500 degrees, to date. Florida Tech Huntsville is one of 10 sites maintained throughout the Southeast by the main campus at Melbourne, FL. To find out more about Florida Tech, please visit our website ( or call one of our Resident Administrators (in Huntsville, phone: ) for more information. The current Florida Tech catalog is available at our website as an Adobe (i.e., PDF) document. Other offerings (e.g., seminars, short courses, certification programs, professional development programs) are also available; please call for specialized assistance. Please feel free to forward, post, and/or circulate this information for the benefit of your employees or colleagues, as desired. Thank you in advance for your every consideration. For any further assistance, please call. Respectfully, Dr. Timothy J. White, Site Director Florida Institute of Technology Progress Center 6767 Old Madison Pike, Suite 720, Huntsville, AL U.S.A. telephone: (256) /54/55 facsimile: (256) huntsville@fit.edu

2 RANKINGS & ACCOLADES Florida Tech is ranked as a Tier One Best National University by U.S. News & World Report in its 2013 edition of Best Colleges. The current College Salary Report ranks Florida Tech graduates mid-career median salaries in first place among Florida universities. Other national universities with salaries for graduates similar to Florida Tech s include Columbia, Yale, Brown, and Johns Hopkins. Bloomberg Business Week has named the university Best College for Return on Investment in Florida. Florida Tech is one of 135 institutions The Princeton Review recommends in its Best in the Southeast section of its website feature, 2013 Best Colleges: Region by Region. In 2011, Parade Magazine chose Florida Tech for its College A- List in Engineering, one of only 25 such schools to earn this distinction. Florida Tech is one of just nine public and private schools in Florida recognized by the 2013 Fiske Guide to Colleges. The Fiske Guide places Florida Tech in the inexpensive category for private schools and lists it under the heading, Engineering/Top Technical Institutes. Forbes lists Florida Tech among America s Top Colleges in its 2012 rankings of just 650 select schools, placing the university among the best of America s undergraduate institutions. In 2012, the Washington Monthly rankings of national universities again lauded Florida Tech for its contribution to the public good in three broad categories: social mobility, research, and service. In 2011, U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida Tech #6 among the top 10 producers of student interns nationwide among national universities. About 60% of undergraduate students graduate with internship experience. Florida Tech was recognized by G. I. Jobs as a 2013 Military Friendly School, among the top 15% of schools nationwide that deliver the best experience for military students. Florida Tech s online education bachelor s-degree programs have been named to the U.S. News & World Report Top Online Education Programs 2012 Honor Roll. Only four programs were named to the national list.

3 GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS Master of Business Administration Master of Public Administration M.S. Acquisition and Contract Management M.S. Computer Information Systems M.S. Engineering Management M.S. Human Resources Management M.S. Logistics Management Concentration: Humanitarian & Disaster Relief Logistics M.S. Management Concentration: Acquisition and Contract Management Human Resources Management Information Systems Logistics Management Transportation Management M.S. Project Management Concentration: Information Systems Operations Research M.S. Space Systems Management M.S. Systems Management Concentration: Information Systems Operations Research Master of Education GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS [to be available in near future] Florida Institute of Technology (the main campus at Melbourne and its ten sites for the Extended Studies Division [EDS]) is presently upgrading and enhancing its graduate-certificateprogram offerings to provide more meaningful and professionally relevant certifications for the business professionals who wish to further their career development without necessarily pursuing a graduate degree program. Future announcements will be forthcoming. Total Credits Required: 15 semester hours (5 courses) ACCREDITATION Florida Institute of Technology is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate, master s, education specialist, and doctoral degrees. The Alabama State Approving Agency has approved Florida Tech programs for veterans education benefits.

4 SITE DIRECTOR Dr. Timothy White RESIDENT ADMINISTRATORS Jack Macris, Jr. - VA Certifying Official K. Bush Candace Rippy - Delta Mu Delta Advisor Progress Center 6767 Old Madison Pike, Suite 720 Huntsville, AL U.S.A. Phone: (256) /54/55 Fax: (256) TUITION $560 per credit hour $1,680 per course TUITION REFUND SCHEDULE Spring 2013 Date Refund 1 st 10 th day of class Jan. 7 Jan % 11 th 15 th day of class Jan. 21 Jan % 16 th 20 th day of class Jan. 38 Feb. 1 40% 21 th day of class 10 th week of class Feb. 4 Mar. 15 0% IMPORTANT NUMBERS Accts. Mgt. 1(800) Financial Aid 1(800) rd Parting Billing Coordinator Kathy Mango (321) kmango@fit.edu Tuition must be paid or payment contracts must be on file by December 31, This includes SF 182s, Tuition Vouchers, Deferment Contracts, Panther Payment plans, and Full Tuition Payments. CORPORATE DEFERMENT CONTRACTS Available at PANTHER PAYMENT PLAN Pay your tuition and fees in convenient monthly installments using Florida Tech s Panther Payment Plan. To enroll, log into PAWS. Under the Student tab, select the Payment/Student Account Information option. Click on Make a Payment then follow directions. DELTA MU DELTA Membership into the Delta Mu Delta Honor Society should be the goal of every student. Eligibility for membership begins at a GPA of However, one must also be in the upper 20% of one's graduating class. To obtain more information about Delta Mu Delta, please contact Candace Rippy, the Delta Mu Delta Adviser. VA STUDENTS ALL VA students are required to provide Jack Macris, Jr. a copy of your registration. All VA students must either pay their tuition up front or have a deferment contract in place prior to December 31, 2012 or fees may be assessed to their accounts. 1 P a g e

5 Date Florida Institute of Technology Huntsville Site SPRING 2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS Event December 31 Tuition and Fees due for Spring Semester 2013 January 7 CLASSES BEGIN (Monday) January 11 Last day to register or add a class online January 11 Last day to file a Petition to Graduate for the Summer Term 2013 without a late fee January 18 Last day to drop a class with full tuition refund and without receiving a grade of W January 21 Holiday (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) NO CLASSES February 18 Holiday (Presidents Day) NO CLASSES March 4-8 Spring Break NO CLASSES March 15 Last day to drop a class with a final grade of W March 29 Last day to file a Petition to Graduate for Fall Semester 2013 without a late fee April Study Days (NO CLASSES) April 29-May 3 FINAL EXAMS May 4 Main Campus Spring Commencement Exercises PROGRAM PLANS Students need to have an approved Program Plan on file by the completion of nine semester hours. Contact the office at (256) /54/55 to schedule an appointment. How to Register in PAWS Login to "PAWS" with your username and password 3. Click "Student" tab 4. Click "Registration" 5. Click "Add or Drop Classes" 6. Select correct term 7. Enter CRN on worksheet 8. Click "Submit Changes" Student ID Cards Under Quick Links, click on Panther ID Card Registration 3. Login with your username and password 4. Follow the directions on the screen to request your student ID card GRADUATION PETITION DEADLINE Students should file a petition for graduation at least one semester before the intended term of graduation. The Petition to Graduate form is located in the Quick Links: drop down box under Forms at This form must be turned in to the office no later than the dates listed below, or the student is subject to a late petition fee. Spring 2012 Graduates September 14, 2012 Summer 2013 Graduates January 11, 2013 Fall 2013 Graduates March 29, P a g e

6 Spring 2013: January 7 May 3, 2013 *ALL CLASS DATES ARE LISTED BELOW EACH COURSE* -BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION- BUS 5017 PROGRAM MANAMGEMENT CRN: Billings, J. Wednesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD BUS 5218 CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND INCENTIVE CONTRACTS CRN: McElyea, D. Thursdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD BUS 5431 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING CRN: Whitley, W. Mondays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD BUS 5440 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CRN: Baugh, L. Tuesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD HSV Site-9R CRN: Essary, M. Thursdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD BUS 5450 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR CRN: Gulbro, R. Wednesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD BUS 5455 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT CRN: Arenz, R. Tuesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD BUS 5456 EMPLOYMENT LAW CRN: Arenz, R. Thursdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD BUS 5460 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CRN: Cerny, J. Mondays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD BUS 5461 PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CRN: Hobbs, H. Thursdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD BUS 5480 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CRN: Gulbro, R. Thursdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD BUS 5602 ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 2 CRN: White, T. Mondays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD -COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS- CIS 5200 ADVANCED PROGRAMMING CRN: Trueblood, R. Mondays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD -ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT- ENM 5200 PROJECT ENGINEERING 3 P a g e

7 Online Class-IR CRN: McCain, J. -MANAGEMENT- MGT 5000 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING CRN: Whitley, W. Tuesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5001 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING CRN: Whitley, W. Mondays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5002 CORPORATE FINANCE CRN: Baugh, L. Tuesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD HSV Site-9R CRN: Essary, M. Thursdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5006 INTRODUCTORY MANAGERIAL STATISTICS CRN: McCain, J. Thursdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5013 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR CRN: Gulbro, R. Wednesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5014 INFORMATION SYSTEMS CRN: Cerny, J. Mondays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5015 ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CRN: Valcana, G. Tuesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5016 EMPLOYEE RELATIONS CRN: Arenz, R. Thursdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5017 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CRN: Billings, J. Wednesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5018 POLICY AND STRATEGY FOR BUSINESS CRN: Gulbro, R. Thursdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5024 PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT CRN: Hobbs, H. Thursdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5033 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CRN: Arenz, R. Tuesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5061 SYSTEMS AND LOGISTICS SUPPORT MANAGEMENT CRN: Essary, M. Wednesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5064 COST AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS CRN: Mojica-Howell, M. Mondays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5088 PROJECT AND PROGRAM RISK MANAGEMENT McCain, J. Tuesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD 4 P a g e

8 CRN: MANAGEMENT- MGT 5112 SEMINAR IN CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT CRN: Valcana, G. Wednesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5131 PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT AND IMPROVEMENT CRN: Howell, L. Thursdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5132 BASIC ECONOMICS CRN: Mojica-Howell, M. Wednesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5152 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION CRN: Cerny, J. Wednesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5153 TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT CRN: Cerny, J. Tuesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5212 ADVANCED PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT CRN: McElyea, D. Mondays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5218 CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND INCENTIVE CONTRACTS CRN: McElyea, D. Thursdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD MGT 5220 CONTRACT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH SEMINAR CRN: Lonsberry, M. Tuesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD HSV Site-9R CRN: Lonsberry, M. Wednesdays 5:00PM-8:00PM Room TBD -DISTANCE LEARNING- MGT 5015 ORGANIZAIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Online Class-IR CRN: Arenz, R. MGT 5064 COST AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Online Class-IR CRN: Heffernan, G. MGT 5132 BASIC ECONOMICS Online Class-IR CRN: Heffernan, G. Online Class-IR2 CRN: Wilkes, W. MGT 5145 TECHONLOGY AND STRATEGY FOR BUSINESS Online Class-IR CRN: Gulbro, R. ADDITIONAL DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES CAN BE FOUND AT: 5 P a g e

9 Spring 2013: January 7 May 3, 2013 *ALL TEXT BOOKS ARE LISTED BELOW EACH COURSE* -BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION- BUS 5017 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Billings, J. Title: Materials Available From The Instructor Edition: N/A ISBN-10: N/A BUS 5218 CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND INCENTIVE CONTRACTS McElyea, D. Title: Negotiation Edition: 6 th ISBN-10: BUS 5431 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING Whitley, W. Title: Introduction to Managerial Accounting Edition: 6 th ISBN-10: BUS 5440 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Baugh, L. Title: Foundations of Financial Management with Value Cards Edition: 14 th ISBN-10: X HSV Site-9R Essary, M. Title: Foundations of Financial Management with Value Cards Edition: 14 th ISBN-10: X BUS 5450 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Gulbro, R. Title: Organizational Behavior and Management Edition: 9 th ISBN-10: BUS 5455 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Arenz, R. Title: Managing Human Resources Edition: 16 th ISBN-10: BUS 5456 EMPLOYMENT LAW Arenz, R. Title: Labor Relations Process Edition: 10 th ISBN-10: BUS 5460 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS Cerny, J. Title: Management Information Systems Edition: 12 th ISBN-10: BUS 5461 PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Hobbs, H. Title: Operations Management Edition: 10 th ISBN-10: BUS 5480 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Gulbro, R. Title: Strategic Management Edition: 13 th ISBN-10: BUS 5602 ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 2 White, T. Title: Business 5602: Business Administration (Custom) Edition: 2010 ISBN-10: COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS- CIS 5200 ADVANCED PROGRAMMING Trueblood, R. Title: TBD Edition: TBD ISBN-10: TBD -ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT- ENM 5200 PROJECT ENGINEERING Online Class-IR McCain, J. 6 P a g e

10 Title: Project Management Edition: 8 th ISBN-10: MANAGEMENT- MGT 5000 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Whitley, W. Title: Accounting: What the Numbers Mean Edition: 9 th ISBN-10: MGT 5001 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING Whitley, W. Title: Introduction to Managerial Accounting Edition: 6 th ISBN-10: MGT 5002 CORPORATE FINANCE Baugh, L. Title: Foundations of Financial Management with Value Cards Edition: 14 th ISBN-10: X HSV Site-9R Essary, M. Title: Foundations of Financial Management with Value Cards Edition: 14 th ISBN-10: X MGT 5006 INTRODUCTORY MANAGERIAL STATISTICS McCain, J. Title: Statistics for Managers Using Microsoft Excel Edition: 6 th ISBN-10: MGT 5013 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR Gulbro, R. Title: Organizational Behavior and Management Edition: 9 th ISBN-10: MGT 5014 INFORMATION SYSTEMS Cerny, J. Title: Management Information Systems Edition: 12 th ISBN-10: MGT 5015 ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Valcana, G. Title: Organization Theory and Design Edition: 11 th ISBN-10: MGT 5016 EMPLOYEE RELATIONS Arenz, R. Title: Labor Relations Process Edition: 10 th ISBN-10: MGT 5017 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Billings, J. Title: Materials Available From The Instructor Edition: N/A ISBN-10: N/A MGT 5018 POLICY AND STRATEGY FO RBUSINESS Gulbro, R. Title: Strategic Management Edition: 13 th ISBN-10: MGT 5024 PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Hobbs, H. Title: Operations Management Edition: 10 th ISBN-10: MGT 5033 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Arenz, R. Title: Managing Human Resources Edition: 16 th ISBN-10: MGT 5061 SYSTEMS AND LOGISTICS SUPPORT MANAGEMENT Essary, M. Title: Strategic Management and Business Policy Edition: 13 th ISBN-10: X MGT 5064 COST AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Mojica-Howell, M. Title: Cost Benefit Analysis Edition: 4 th ISBN-10: MGT 5088 PROJECT AND PROGRAM RISK MANAGEMENT McCain, J. 7 P a g e

11 Title: Identifying and Managing Project Risk Edition: 2 nd ISBN-10: MANAGEMENT- MGT 5112 SEMINAR IN CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Valcana, G. Title: Human Resources Management with Access Code Edition: 6 th ISBN-10: X MGT 5131 PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT AND IMPROVEMENT Howell, L. Title: Quality Management of Organizational Excellence Edition: 7 th ISBN-10: X MGT 5132 BASIC ECONOMICS Mojica-Howell, M. Title: Economics, Student Value Edition with MyEconLab and Pearson etext (Access Card) Edition: 16 th ISBN-10: MGT 5152 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION Cerny, J. Title: Principles of Network and System Administration Edition: 2 nd ISBN-10: MGT 5153 TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT Cerny, J. Title: Competition and Chaos: U.S. Telecommunications Since the 1996 Telecom Act Edition: 2005 ISBN-10: Title: Digital Crossroads: American Telecommunication Policy in the Internet Age Edition: 2007 ISBN-10: X MGT 5212 ADVANCED PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT McElyea, D. Title: Administration of Government Contracts Edition: 4 th ISBN-10: MGT 5218 CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND INCENTIVE CONTRACTS McElyea, D. Title: Negotiation Edition: 6 th ISBN-10: MGT 5220 CONTRACT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH SEMINAR Lonsberry, M. Title: Practical Research with MyEducationLab Access Code Edition: 10 th ISBN-10: HSV Site-9R Lonsberry, M. Title: Practical Research with MyEducationLab Access Code Edition: 10 th ISBN-10: DISTANCE LEARNING- MGT 5015 ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Online Class-IR Arenz, R. Title: Organization Theory and Design Edition: 11 th ISBN-10: MGT 5064 COST AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Online Class-IR Heffernan, G. Title: Cost Benefit Analysis Edition: 4 th ISBN-10: Title: Cost Effectiveness: Methods & Applications Edition: 2 nd ISBN-10: MGT 5132 BASIC ECONOMICS Online Class-IR Heffernan, G. Title: Economics Today (Complete) Edition: 16th ISBN-10: Online Class-IR2 Wilkes, W. Title: Economics Today (Complete) Edition: 16th ISBN-10: MGT 5145 TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS STRATEGY Online Class-IR Gulbro, R. Title: Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation Edition: 5 th ISBN-10: TEXT BOOKS CAN BE PURCHASED UNDER REGISTRATION IN PAWS OR AT: 8 P a g e