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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
The University of Akron College of Business Administration
Graduate Programs in Business

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Address: Graduate Programs in Business, CBA 412
The University of Akron
Akron , OH 44325-4805
E-Mail: gradcba@uakron.edu
Web site: www.uakron.edu/cba/grad/gradpros.html


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
USA

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

Laptop computer requirement? No

Students must complete international experience abroad? No

Students must complete a business plan? No

School claims intellectual property rights on ventures developed by its students? No



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 30%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 5%
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 25%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? Yes


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Global Sales Management
Healthcare Administration
International Business
International Finance
Manufacturing & Technology Management
Marketing
Supply Chain Management

Full-time MBAs enrolled in entrepreneurial studies/small business concentration in past 12 months: n/a


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
E-Commerce
General Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Tax

Average number of students in a core course: 25

Average number of students in an elective course: 15

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: n/a

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: n/a

New electives added in past 12 months:
n/a


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 67
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 6
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience n/a
 
Tenured professors 40
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 46%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 6%
Focus on entrepreneurship 5%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 1%
Have owned a business 1%

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


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MSM/JD
MT/JD


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Accounting
Master of Taxation
Master of Science in Management, Information Sys.
Master of Science in Management, Human Resource Ma


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.

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

Annual group trips that attract at least a third of the class? No

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
n/a


 
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