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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lally School of Management and Technology

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Address: Lally School of Management, and Technology, Rensselaer Polytechic Institute
110 Eighth St., Pittsburgh 3218
Troy , NY 12180
E-Mail: lallymba@rpi.edu
Web site: lallymba.mgmt.rpi.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1993

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
United States

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Laptop computer requirement? No

Students must complete international experience abroad? No

Students must complete a business plan? Yes

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



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 35%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 20%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 25%
Other 5%
Description: Modelling


Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Studies
Finance
Industrial Management
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing & Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Statistics & Operations Research

Full-time MBAs enrolled in entrepreneurial studies/small business concentration in past 12 months: 14


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
E-Commerce
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Studies
Management Information Systems
Operations Management

Average number of students in a core course: 55

Average number of students in an elective course: 25

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 38

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 25%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Contract Negotiations
Technical Change and Int. Comp
Corporate Governance
Commercializing Advanced Technology


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 39
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 3
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 70%
 
Tenured professors 16
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 35%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 5%
Focus on entrepreneurship 38%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 31%
Have owned a business 31%

(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)
MBA/MArch (Master of Architecture)
MBA/ME (Masters in Engineering)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MBA/MSIM (Master of Science in Information Management)
MBA/PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Science in Management
Master of Science in Environmental Mgt and Policy


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

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Graduate Management Student Association

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Soccer
Softball

Annual group trips that attract at least a third of the class? Yes

Where to?
New York City - Wall Street

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


 
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