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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Rice University
Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management— Professional Full-time MBA

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Address: Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management Rice University anagement
PO Box 2932
Houston, TX 77252-2932
E-Mail: ricemba@rice.edu
Web site: http://www.jonesgsm.rice.edu


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1998

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Laptop computer requirement? Yes

Students must complete international experience abroad? No

Students must complete a business plan? Yes

School claims intellectual property rights on ventures developed by its students? No



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 25%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 20%
Lecture 25%
Simulations 10%
Team projects 20%
Other n/a
Description: Of the 40% which is experiential and team projects, 10% is the Action Learning Project. Teams of students solve real business problems for real businesses during the last 10 weeks of their first year.



SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Note: JGSM does not require its students to specialize.


AREAS OF STUDY

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

Average number of students in a core course: 62

Average number of students in an elective course: 35

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 90

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 20%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Strategic Cost Management
Trading Room Seminar
International Business Law
Advanced Marketing Research
Applied Optimization
Multi-Cultural Challenge to Globalization
Channels Management
Future Technologies
Architecture Seminar
Investor Relations



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 40
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 53
 
Tenured professors 20
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 15%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 0%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 30%
Have owned a business 25%

(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/MCS (Master of Computer Science)
MBA/MD (Doctor of Medicine)
MBA/ME (Masters in Engineering)
MBA/MSEE (Master of Science in Electrical Engineering)
MBA/MSME (Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering)


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
n/a


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
Consulting
E-business
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Technology
International Business
Marketing
Real Estate

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Black MBA Association
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Toastmasters
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA

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:
Event Month Location
Central Charity Challenge

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