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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Iowa State University
College of Business

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Address: College of Business
218 Carver Hall
Ames , Iowa 5011-2063
E-Mail: busgrad@iastate.edu
Web site: www.bus.iastate.edu/grad/


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1999

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
U.S.A.

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

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 40%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 0%
Lecture 40%
Simulations 0%
Team projects 20%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? Yes


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Agribusiness
Finance
Human Resource Management
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing & Quality
Marketing

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:
Agribusiness
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 29

Average number of students in an elective course: 15

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 19

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 11%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Accounting
Production Operations Management
Marketing
Management


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 65
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 47
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female n/a
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
Focus on entrepreneurship n/a
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors n/a
Have owned a business 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.


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
MBA/MArch (Master of Architecture)
MBA/MS Statistics
MBA/Master of Community and Regional Planning


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Accounting
Master of Science in Information Systems


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:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
Marketing
Transportation and Logistics

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
International Club
Volunteer

Religious organizations active on campus:
Buddhist
Christian
Jewish

Active intramural sports teams:
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Hiking
Indoor Hockey
Outdoor/Wilderness Activities (e.g., rock climbing, white water rafting)
Rugby
Running/Track
Ski
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Volleyball

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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