The distance-learning program is delivered/conducted via the following medium(s):
• Internet/Web-based delivery • Chat rooms • Online forums • E-mail
Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
When/how often classes meet:
• Any time
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1999
Credit hours required to complete distance-learning program: 52
Are distance-learning MBAs required to complete a business plan by the time they graduate? Yes
Are distance-learning students required to spend any time on campus throughout the course of the program? Yes
Description: Four, 4-day visits
Are distance-learning students invited to campus for graduation? Yes
Does the MBA diploma distinguish whether the student earned the degree on-campus or off? No
Accelerated distance-learning MBA program offered? No
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
Case study
15%
Experiential learning
n/a
Lecture
n/a
Simulations
10%
Team Projects
20%
Other
55%
Description: Self-directed study of online content
Final exams are administered:
• Via the Internet
SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS / SPECIALIZATIONS
Concentrations/specializations offered to distance-learning students:
Supply Chain Management
AREAS OF STUDY / COURSEWORK
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
General Management
Information Systems Management
Marketing
Strategy
Supply Chain Management
Total hours in class per week
n/a
Total hours of work outside of class per week
20
Students in core class (average)
35
Students in elective class (average)
0
Number of elective courses available to part-time students
0
New electives added in past 12 months:
n/a
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Economics
Master of Information Management
Master of Taxation
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
DISTANCE-LEARNING PROGRAM FACULTY
Are faculty members required to travel to off-campus sites to meet with distance-learning students at least one time during each course? Yes
Same faculty as full-time MBA program
100%
Full-time program faculty members in residence for distance-learning MBA program over past 12 months
16
Adjunct or visiting faculty members for distance-learning program
0
Tenured faculty members for distance-learning program
100%
Distance-learning program faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience
30%
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.
Distance-learning students have use of the following services/facilities:
School library
School gymnasium
Student rates for tickets
B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
n/a
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
n/a
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