Week 1 – Assignment: Provide Professional and Educational Aspirations

Instructions

Prepare a paper in which you introduce yourself to your faculty member.

Include the following in your introduction:

Professional and educational background: Share your professional and educational background.

Topics of interest: In what special areas of business are you most interested? In what professional areas are you most interested?

Northcentral resources: Comment on the NCU resources you feel comfortable accessing. (Resources could include the Library, the Academic Success Center (ASC), the Dissertation Center, the Commons, etc.). In what area(s) do you think you will need extra support (if any)?

Discuss your rationale for choosing your DBA or Ph.D. Discuss your motivation to pursue the highest degree in the land.

Share your idea(s) for your research topic. Some students have a vague idea of what they would like to research, while others do not. Share your idea(s) for your research topic. If you do not have an idea yet, do not worry – just state that you do not have an idea yet.

Length: 3-5 pages, double spaced. The page count begins with the first word in the introduction and ends with the last word in the summary or conclusion.

Below is a summary of the Professional and educational background:

I started my professional career as a Banker within the financial industry for many years and part of my responsibilities included servicing of Business Banking customers for Commercial Banking group. Set-up of cash management products (lockbox, sweep ZBA), Cash concentration merchant services, problem-solving loan documentation, and wire transfer set up. Hence, I also managed portfolios of customers consisting of borrowing and non-borrowing relationships with the market of up to $15M in annual revenues, credit needs of $5M in loans and lines, $10M in real estate and $2M in deposits.

I later started my own business to work as an EXCLUSIVE FINANCIAL SPECIALIST within the insurance industry and part of my responsibilities were to advise clients on financial plans utilizing knowledge of tax and investment strategies, securities, insurance, pension plans, and real estate. Duties include assessing clients’ assets, liabilities, cash flow, insurance coverage, tax status, and financial objectives to establish investment strategies.

Hence, due to my extended knowledge in the business industries, I was offered the opportunity to share some of my experiences with student