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65 BizEd September/October 2014 CAM E RA: PAVLO MAYDI KOV/TH I N KSTOCK; TAB LET: ALEXEY_B OLDI N /TH I N KSTOCK they feel the way they do and choose or upload strategies, images, and famous quotes to help manage their feelings. Users also can track their emotions over time. The app is designed to help users of all ages and backgrounds to better understand, express, and manage their emotions—to, in effect, develop emotional intelligence. Mood Meter was developed in collaboration with HopeLab, which translates research into user-friendly technology-based tools. ■ SPORTS SITE The University of Southern California Marshall School of Business in Los Angeles has partnered with the USA Today Sports Media Group to create Fields of Green, an online platform to cover the business of sports. Located at thefieldsofgreen.com, the site will offer expert analysis of news, events, and trends in the sports industry through blogs, commentary, slideshows, info- graphics, and video. 65 September/October 2014 site will offer expert analysis of news, events, and trends in the sports industry through blogs, - ■ WHAT'S NEW ONLINE In January 2015, the University of Georgia's Terry College of Business will begin accepting applications for its new online bachelor of business administra- tion program targeting adult learners. The school will admit cohorts of approxi- mately 40 students each fall, spring, and summer semester. Most students will complete two courses per semester and graduate in three years. To be accepted, applicants must have completed 60 credits of general education and pre-business courses at accredited institutions. The Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill will offer its traditional 12-month Master of Accounting curriculum as a 15-month online program called Accounting@UNC. The program includes an initial required on-campus orientation, a three-month internship, and an option- al second on-campus visit to meet recruiters. Accounting@UNC will be delivered via the 2U cloud-based platform. East Tennessee State University's College of Business in Johnson City launches a master of science in digital marketing this fall. Delivered fully online, the course covers social media, search marketing, web analytics, online metrics, digital marketing strategy, consumer behavior, and digital marketing research. This September, the Simon Business School at the University of Rochester in New York will incorporate a yearlong online leadership and personal develop- ment module into its executive MBA. Students will use Blackboard Collaborate to access learning material, team meetings, and the live classroom. The online platform also will provide students with assessment, team coaching and plan- ning, and personal leadership action plans. The Bryan School of Business and Economics at the University of North Carolina Greensboro has launched a new business analytics curriculum. Co-sponsored by SAS, the school now offers an online graduate certificate in business analytics and a concentration in business analytics. Both are part of its online master of science in information technology and management.

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