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2001 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
Florida International University
College of Business Administration

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Address: 1200 SW 8th Street
BA 310
Miami, FL 33199
E-Mail: evemba@fiu.edu
Web site: www.fiu.edu/~evemba


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
When/how often classes meet:
• Evenings
• Personal Development Seminars

Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1999

Credits required to complete part-time program: 55

Requirements for graduation:
• Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
• Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter-grade average
• Some percentage of students' grades account for class participation

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Laptop computer requirement? Yes


COURSE WORK

Total hours in class per week 7
Total hours of work outside of class per week 22
Students in core class (average) 55
Students in elective class (average) 25
Number of elective courses available to part-time students 14


TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 30%
Distance learning (video conferencing, Web-based learning) 12%
Experiential learning 14%
Lecture 23%
Simulations 6%
Team Projects 11%
Other 4%
Description: Guided discussions around current legal issues in business.


Distance-learning option for some courses? Yes


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

Accounting
Finance
General Business
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management Information Systems
Marketing

Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
n/a



AREAS OF STUDY

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

New electives added in past 12 months:
Business Consulting
Applied Research Project
Brand Marketing
Business Process Modeling
Database Marketing
E-marketing
Intro to E-business
Negotiations
Professional Development Series


PART-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Same faculty as full-time MBA program 47%
Part-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 19
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 3
 
Tenured professors 73%
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female n/a
Underrepresented minorities: (1) n/a
Focus on entrepreneurship 3%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 10%
Have owned a business 5%
 
Part-time MBA faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience 8%

(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? No

Part-time students have access to lockers on campus? No

Part-time students have access to break-out room on campus? No

B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
Accounting
Finance
Information Technology
MBA Society
Marketing

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
n/a



 
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