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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT Sloan School of Management

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Address: Sloan School of Management
50 Memorial Drive
Cambridge , MA 02142-1347
E-Mail: mbaadmissions@sloan.mit.edu
Web site: mitsloan.mit.edu/mba


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
USA

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 2%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 2%
Team projects 20%
Other 6%
Description: Problem sets


Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Finance
Information Technology and Business Transformation
New Product and Venture Development
Self-Managed ( a general program of study with minimal requirements)

Full-time MBAs enrolled in entrepreneurial studies/small business concentration in past 12 months: 84


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
Information Tehnology
Marketing
Operations Management
e-Business

Average number of students in a core course: 60

Average number of students in an elective course: 30

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 174

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 21%

New electives added in past 12 months:
eBusiness Models (Weill)
Global Entrepreneurship Lab (Morse)
Data Mining: Algorithms and Applications (Bertsimas)
Services on the Internet (Dussart)
Rigobon Econ Course about development economics (Spring 01)
New extended core classes: Strategy and Organization, Decision Techniques for Managers, Management Accounting and Control


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 59
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months n/a
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience n/a
 
Tenured professors 59
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female n/a
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
Focus on entrepreneurship 4%
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:
n/a


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Master of Technology
Sloan Fellows Program (SF)
Leaders for Manufacturing


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:
Biotech/Health care
Consulting
E-Business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
High Tech
Information Technology
Investment Banking
Manufacturing
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Nonprofit
VC/Private Equity

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

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

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

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

Where to?
New York
California
International Trips

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
Event Month Location
Intramural Sports

n/a n/a
Case Competitions

n/a n/a



 
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