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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lally School of Management and Technology

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Address: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute PI 3218
110 Eighth St
Troy, NY 12180-3590
E-Mail: lallymba@rpi.edu
Web site: http://lallymba.mgmt.rpi.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2002

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 35%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 5%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 20%
Simulations 2%
Team projects 23%
Other 5%
Description: modelling



SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Management and Policy
Finance
Industrial Management
Innovation and New Product Development
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Statistics and Operations Research
Technology
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AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Management and Policy
Innovation and New Product Development
Management Information Systems
Technology

Average number of students in a core course: 45

Average number of students in an elective course: 15

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 27

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 15%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Topics in Finance and Accounting
Professional Development Skills



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 63
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 5
 
Tenured professors 17
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 12%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 6%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 41%
Have owned a business 53%

(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/MArch (Master of Architecture)
MBA/ME (Masters in Engineering)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MBA/MS Information Technology
MBA/PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Science


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:
Biotech/Health care
Entrepreneurship
Graduate Management Student Association

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

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Ski
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball

Students plan group vacations that attract at least a third of the class? Yes

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
n/a


 
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