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2001 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Temple University
Fox School of Business and Management

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Address: Speakman Hall LL5
1810 North 13th Street
Philadelphia , PA 19122
E-Mail: donna.ferrari@temple.edu
Web site: www.sbm.temple.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000

Full-time program runs in the following countries:
USA, Japan

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

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 15%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 10%
Experiential learning 15%
Lecture 35%
Simulations 10%
Team projects 15%
Other 0%

Distance learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
E-Commerce
Economics
Finance
General Management
Healthcare Administration
Human Resource Management
Insurance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Operations Management
Strategy

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
Finance
General Management
Management Information Systems
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 26

Average number of students in an elective course: 15

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 35

Percentage of electives offered in 2000-2001 that are new in the past three years: 40%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Internet Economy & Business Strategy
Strategic Rewards Systems
Information Architecture & Netowrks
Information systems Management & Process
Database Analysis & Design
Internet / Intranet Design
User Interface Design
E-channels & Supply Chains
Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Electronic Relationships & Virtual Organizations


FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 145
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 8
Percent of faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience 45%
 
Tenured professors 107
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 39%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 9%
Focus on entrepreneurship 5%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 31%
Have owned a business 13%

(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/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered:
Marketing Research
Master of Accounting
Master of Electronic Commerce
Master of Finance
Master of Technology


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:
E-Business
Healthcare
Human Resources
MBA Student Association

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Executive MBA
Health
International Club

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Soccer

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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