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Pop-up and Pre-Session Classes

Pop-up and Pre-Session Classes

Pop-up classes and workshops are designed to allow students to dive into emerging industry trends and gain skills to prepare them for future careers. Some of these courses and workshops are credit-bearing, please check the descriptions below.

Pop-up classes are open to all UNL students.

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Spring 2023 Pre-Session Spring 2023

Spring 2023 Pre-Session

All Spring 2023 Pre-session classes are online. Register for any of these during Priority Registration, October 24-November 8. Questions? Schedule an appointment with an academic advisor in Business Advising and Student Engagement.

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ACCT 201: Introductory Accounting I

Instructor: Steven Hegemann
Credit Hours: 3

ACCT 202: Introductory Accounting II

Instructor: Jina Morris
Credit Hours: 3

BSAD 50: Business Computer Applications

Instructor: Mark Barrera
Credit Hours: 0

ECON 200: Economic Essentials and Issues

Instructor: Lindsay Tillinghast
Credit Hours: 3

ECON 211: Principles of Macroeconomics

Instructor: Uche Jarrett
Credit Hours: 3

ECON 212: Principles of Microeconomics

Instructor: Dan Hoffman
Credit Hours: 3

BSAD 391: Special Topics - R

Instructor: Chris Mann
Credit Hours: 1

FINA 361: Finance

Instructor: Shane Moser
Credit Hours: 3

MRKT 490: Special Topics in Marketing

Instructor: Pinar Runnalls
Credit Hours: 3

SCMA 250: Spreadsheet Analytics

Instructor: Mark Barrera
Credit Hours: 1

SCMA 331: Operations and Supply Chain Management

Instructor: Wesley Boyce
Credit Hours: 3

SCMA 391: Special Topics - Blockchain

Instructor: Silvana Trimi
Credit Hours: 1

Spring 2023

Students in class focusing on a faculty member.

BSAD 191.953 | 1 CREDIT HOUR | #NILbraska

Finding, Creating and Navigating Name, Image Likeness Opportunities Effectively

IN PERSON | M 6:30-7:30 P.M. | 3/20 - 5/19

Name, Image, Likeness is a hot topic with recent NCAA rule changes, and these opportunities may be new to student-athletes, but they are not new to student creators. This pop-up course will use learnings from the early stages of the college NIL marketplace, as well as the expertise from 10 years of connecting hundreds of brands with thousands of pro athletes, to help students understand how to navigate these opportunities as effectively as possible. These real-world lessons also apply to all students as they prepare themselves for the job market.

Faculty: Michael Zoerb

BSAD 191.751 | 1 CREDIT HOUR | #NILbraska

“Pitch” Perfect: Win Partners From Your Social Presence for Future Success

ONLINE | 3/20 - 5/19

The world of digital media is ever evolving and fast moving. As such, we will rely on utilizing real world content guides, practical strategy guides and deep dives on various platforms and their internal mechanics and operations to guide learning. We will examine the audience makeup and platform structure of Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Twitch, focusing on how videos are discovered, engaged with, and ultimately how that shapes the content on each platform.

Faculty: Kelly Mosier

MNGT 398.951 | 1 CREDIT HOUR

Applied Design Thinking

IN PERSON | 10 A.M. - 2 P.M. | 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4

In this course, co-instructors Dr. Andrew Hanna and Mike Smith (founder of The Bay and Stanford-certified Life Design facilitator) will use the entrepreneurial skillset of “design thinking” to address a student problem of the utmost importance: The inability to design your life and career. This class offers a framework, tools and a community of peers and mentors where you’ll address this problem through assigned readings, reflections and exercises. The final deliverable will be the creation of an “Odyssey Plan” focusing on taking action in the 3-5 years following graduation from the university.

Faculty: Andrew Hanna

Julie Uribe teaching an improv course to business students.

MNGT 398.952 | 1 CREDIT HOUR

Thinking on Your Feet: Improv Skills for Business and Life

In Person | Friday 1-4 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | 4/7, 4/8, 4/14, 4/15

The course will merge the worlds of business and theater to improve students' communication skills in an engaging, interactive way. By learning to think on their feet, participants will be better prepared for both work and life, e.g., pitching persuading, listening to learn, and having the confidence to adapt and engage in the moment.

Faculty: Julie Uribe

JOMC 392.791 | 1 CREDIT HOUR | #NILbraska

The "Reel" Deal: Instagram for Storytelling

ONLINE | 3/20 - 4/21

1 billion people use Instagram across the globe each and every month, spending an average of 30 minutes per day. 500 million people use Instagram stories every day and nearly 50% of people have visited a website to make a purchase after seeing a product or service. In the U.S., 26% of people aged 18 to 24 have recently used Instagram specifically to access coronavirus news. The platform provides countless opportunities for brands, businesses and organizations, from non-profits and for profits to large news organizations to tell stories and connect a message with a consumer. In this course, students will take a deep dive into the Instagram platform researching best practices, ethics and learning the ins and out of how to create and measure content. Students will learn and create content for the grid, stories, IGTV, reels, Instagram live and eCommerce to best leverage the platform to accomplish strategic communication goals.

Faculty: Tyler Thomas

JOMC 292.791 | 1 CREDIT HOUR | #NILbraska

The Super Bowl of Advertising

ONLINE | 1/23 - 2/25

In this class, we will take a look at the history of Super Bowl advertising, examine the game-changing ads that became part of the cultural zeitgeist, and discuss many of the hits, misses and buzz-generating campaigns throughout the years. Because the class takes place during Super Bowl LVII, we’ll also stay on top of the industry hype leading up to the game, do a post-game analysis of the winners and losers, and try to answer the question, “Is it really worth $5 million for just 30-seconds or is it nothing more than a flex on the part of clients and agencies with big budgets and even bigger egos?”

Faculty: Brian Hubbard