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I felt that for a resident of Calgary, the Alberta Executive Program delivered the highest quality program in a real-time environment. The distance programs lack the real feeling of involvement. The other major reason is that University of Alberta and the University of Calgary provide the best talent available from both schools. --Business Development
Given the program could draw on the faculty of two universities, the depth of talent of the instructor pool was significant. --Finance
The program was group based. This allowed me to tap into the valuable experience of my classmates. The majority of my instructors were exceptional and were genuinely concerned with my learning. The order and grouping of specific courses allowed me to greater enhance my learning. (i.e., starting the program with strategic planning was a great way to start thinking about "the big picture".) --Marketing
(Improvements?) Better pre-course training on basis management analytical tools to ensure ALL students had a minimum base level of fundamental management understanding. --Finance
In retrospect the program accomplished two things. First it made me realize that there are more opportunities for me than I had going in. The second was to complete a program over two years. Having a family means that time away is time you can't get back. My feeling is that for the cost difference between a part-time program and executive program there is a huge payback in time that is realized by compact nature of the program. --Business Development
(Improvements?) A less compressed schedule. The class would have been more responsive if they could have maintained a higher energy level, but the second afternoon in a two day class was bound to suffer to a degree due to a somewhat tired and lethargic student participation. --Management Consultant
Most of the professors were willing to work around the schedules of busy EMBA students. They also understood that there were times when deadlines needed to be extended due to other circumstances. The main weakness of the instructors was that as a group there was no cohesion. There were weeks when an an unmanageable amount of work was given, and times when there were almost no assignments. Some professors used the online component of the program and others did not. This made it difficult to know where different assignments were coming from. --Educational
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