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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Eastern Michigan University


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Address: 401 Gary Owen Building
300 W. Michigan Avenue
Ypsillanti, MI 48197
E-Mail: Cob.Grad@emich.edu
Web site: www.emich.edu/public/cob/cob.html


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
When/how often classes meet:
• Evenings
• On alternate weekends
• Every weekend
• Via the Internet (scheduled)

Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1985

Credits required to complete part-time program: 33

Requirements for graduation:
• Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
• Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter-grade average
• Students must write a complete business plan

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

Laptop computer requirement? No


COURSE WORK

Total hours in class per week 6
Total hours of work outside of class per week 18
Students in core class (average) 25
Students in elective class (average) 25
Number of elective courses available to part-time students 22


TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 20%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 5%
Experiential learning 20%
Lecture 15%
Simulations 20%
Team Projects 20%
Other n/a

Distance-learning option for some courses? No


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

Accounting
Finance
Finance/Operational Controls
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Strategic Quality Management
Tax

Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/Language & World Trade



AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Finance
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing

New electives added in past 12 months:
E-commerce
E-commerce dollars & sense
Marketing on the Internet


PART-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Same faculty as full-time MBA program 100%
Part-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 73
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 32
 
Tenured professors 66%
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 45%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 7%
Focus on entrepreneurship 4%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 4%
Have owned a business 4%
 
Part-time MBA faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience 42%

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


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.

Part-time students have their own area on campus? Yes

Part-time students have access to lockers on campus? Yes

Part-time students have access to break-out room on campus? Yes

B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
MBA Alumni Group
Manufacturing
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black Business Student Association
International Club
National Association of Black Student Accountants

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Indoor Hockey
Rowing
Running/Track
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball



 
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