This course constitutes the formal connection between the foundational academic knowledge acquired during core curriculum courses, the professional managerial environment, and the professional growth that students aim to achieve in the managerial environment during their initial professional placement in the program. There are two main components of the course: 1) Students reflect on their own professional situation in the context of their placement organization — and endeavor to improve it. This exercise is structured and purposeful. It results in the construction of a framework and learning of tools and practices that support continuing development as a manager. 2) Students observe and analyze the business circumstances and practices of their organization, and they connect these observations and analyses to what they learned in Rotman core courses. This exercise is structured and analytical. It results in a plan to improve the student’s value to the organization through knowledge and skills.