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2001 DISTANCE-LEARNING MBA PROFILE
Ball State University
College of Business

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Address: College of Business-WB 146
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana 473060
E-Mail: MBA@bsu.edu
Web site: www.bsu.edu/mba


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:

The distance-learning program is delivered/conducted via the following medium(s):
Satellite television

24-hour technical support? No

When/how often classes meet:
• Evenings
• Saturdays, and weekday early mornings

Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1995

Credits required to complete distance-learning program: 36

Requirements for graduation:
• Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter-grade average
• Completed all course work with letter grade of
• Exact same requirements as all full-time and part-time on-campus students.

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Distance-learning students required to spend time on campus throughout the course of the program? No

Description: A professor has the right to ask a student to come to campus for a presentation.

Distance-learning students invited to campus for graduation? Yes

Diploma distinguishes whether student earned MBA on or off campus? No



COURSE WORK

Total hours in class per week 4
Total hours of work outside of class per week 15
Students in core class (average) 45
Students in elective class (average) 13
Number of elective courses available to distance-learning students 3
Electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years n/a
Required courses that focus on entrepreneurial studies n/a


TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 25%
Experiential learning n/a
Lecture 50%
Simulations n/a
Team Projects 25%
Other n/a

Final exams are administered:
Over the Internet
On-campus
Regional Testing Locations



SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

Entrepreneurship
Finance
Operations Management

Joint-degree programs offered to distance-learning students:
n/a



AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Operations Management

New electives added in past 12 months:
n/a


DISTANCE-LEARNING PROGRAM FACULTY

Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance-learning students at least one time during each course? No

Same faculty as full-time MBA program 100%
Full-time faculty members for distance-learning program n/a
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 0
Tenured distance-learning professors n/a
Full-time distance-learning MBA faculty with at least 5 years full-time corporate experience n/a

(1) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American. Asian Americans are not included in the minority percentage.


STUDENT LIFE

Editor's note: While the B-school may not have an active club in an area that interests you, the greater university system may.

Distance-learning students have use of the following services/facilities:
School library

B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
n/a

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
n/a

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
n/a



 
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