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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Iowa State University
College of Business

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Address: Iowa State University
College of Business, 218 Carver Hall
Ames, IA 50011-2063
E-Mail: busgrad@iastate.edu
Web site: http://www.bus.iastate.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1999

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 (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning n/a
Lecture 30%
Simulations n/a
Team projects 30%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Agribusiness
Finance
Human Resource Management
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing & Quality
Marketing
Sports Business
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AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Agribusiness
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 35

Average number of students in an elective course: 15

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 36

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 10%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Accounting Information Control Systems
Advanced Accounting Problems
Manufacturing Information Systems
Feasibility Analysis and Technoolgy Transfer
Decision Models for Supply Chain Managment
Intergrated Marketing Communications



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 68
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 6
 
Tenured professors 46
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 13%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 0%
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:
MBA/MS in Statistics
MBA/Master of Architecture
MBA/Master of Community and Regional Planning


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
Master of Science in Information Systems


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:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resources
Information Technology
Marketing
Transportation and Logistics

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

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
n/a

Students plan group vacations 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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