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Georgia Banking School
May 3-8, 2009
Georgia Center for Continuing Education
University of Georgia, Athens
The Georgia Banking School, a unique growth opportunity for qualified, highly-motivated bankers, is a challenging educational experience that demands a full personal commitment. The mission of the school is to prepare first-level and mid-level managers to effectively and profitably serve the public by:
- developing a thorough understanding of banking, focusing on critical banking functions, their inter-relationships, and the determinants of profitability,
- developing analytical skills and management techniques, and
- creating an awareness of the changing banking environment and the role of the commercial bank in the financial services industry.
The school provides
a well-balanced curriculum utilizing UGA faculty members, experienced
bankers and other well-qualified industry experts. Since 1961, the
GBA-sponsored Georgia Banking School has been a highly-effective
resource for developing the leadership talents of Georgia bankers.
“The Georgia Banking School is an excellent way to learn the numerous
aspects of banking and how they correlate with each other. The school
is challenging and allows for interaction with other bankers who are
also seeking to enhance their personal and professional growth. The
Georgia Banking School is a great learning tool for every banker.”
Salita R. Hill, 2005 Graduate of Distinction
Darby Bank & Trust Co.
Savannah, Georgia
Admission
Requirements
For
admission, an applicant must:
- be employed as an officer or key staff member of a Georgia bank;
- have a college degree and two years banking experience, or a high school diploma and five years banking experience;
- have successfully completed AIB courses in Principles of Banking, Money & Banking and Accounting, or equivalent coursework or demonstrated knowledge of these disciplines;
- be recommended by the bank's CEO
Continuing
Education Units
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are granted to participants who
satisfactorily complete approved non-degree programs. CEUs are
calculated on the basis of one CEU for each ten contact hours of the
program. Participants of the Georgia Banking School will receive
approximately 11.5 CEUs. Further information about CEUs may be obtained
from your school coordinator while attending the Georgia Banking School.
Georgia Banking
School Curriculum
The
curriculum is designed to provide students with the following skills and
knowledge:
- specific skills to manage in the functional areas of banking;
- an understanding of how banks fit within the financial services industry;
- community banking sales and business development strategies and community economic development programs;
- ability to solve problems, work in teams, and make decisions in a managerial setting; and
- exposure to the increasingly complex and important areas of legal and regulatory issues including CRA issues, legal environment and bankruptcy issues, and the role of the Federal Reserve.
The specific curriculum for each year is as follows:
First-Year Curriculum
- Bank Financial Analysis
- Strategic Thinking
- Lending Policies & Practices
- Human Resources Legal Issues
- Contemporary Economic Issues
- Asset/Liability Management I
- Practical Compliance Management
- The Changing Banking Environment
- Marketing Bank Services
- Wealth Management and Financial Planning
Second-Year Curriculum
- Loan Portfolio Management
- Investments I
- Sales Development
- Risk Management
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Compensation Strategies
- Compliance Hot Topics
- Business Etiquette
- Capital Planning
- Bankruptcy Law
- Community Bank Technology
- Bank Security
- Ethnic Diversity
- Employment Law
- Secured Transaction Law
- Community Economic Development
- Retail Credit Issues
- Legislative Issues Update
- Negotiation Skills
Third-Year Curriculum
- Management Styles
- Investments II
- Credit Policies and Procedures
- Communication Skills
- Audit & Accounting After Enron
- Bank Performance Analysis
- Presentation Skills
- Real Estate Lending
- CEO/CFO Panel Discussion
- Special Assets
Bank Management
Simulation
The Bank
Management Simulation takes place entirely in the third year of the
program. This phase of the school allows students the opportunity to
make decisions as senior officers of a bank. Working in teams,
participants make operating, lending, and pricing decisions that
influence bank profitability and bank stock price. The computer model
allows students to make decisions, to receive quick feedback on the
effectiveness of their decisions, and then to make new decisions which
adjust bank operations to compensate for a large number of internal and
external forces including competition, the economy, and regulatory
constraints. As in the real world, good decisions lead to improved
profits and higher stock prices and bad decisions generate reduced
earnings and share prices.
Home Study Cases
and Problems
Between
the on-campus sessions, banking school participants complete six
correspondence assignments. The typical assignment includes reading
chapters from a commercial banking textbook and analyzing one or two
cases.
The cases reinforce many of the concepts learned during the on-campus sessions and give participants a heavy dose of hands-on analysis of real-world banking situations.
Cases involve bank
profitability, commercial lending, and the management of liquidity,
capital adequacy, and interest rate risk. The cases emphasize financial
analysis and writing skills. Completion of the home study cases
assigned is required for graduation from the school.
Tuition &
Registration Information
By taking advantage of our "Early Bird Special," first-year
students who preregister before the end of the year qualify for tuition
of $1,525 for members. After December 31, tuition for this session will
be $1,650 for members. This fee includes lodging, breakfasts, lunches,
instruction and all class materials. Enrollment for the first session
is limited to 70 students who are selected on a first-come, first-served
basis. Make checks payable to the Georgia Bankers Association.
Students who pre-register will also be required to complete the official
school applications available in the catalogue. If you have questions
about the 2008 session, please contact
Marybeth Jones at (404) 522-1501.
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