The distance-learning program is delivered/conducted via the following medium(s):
• Internet/Web-based delivery
Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
When/how often classes meet:
• Any time • Students visit class at least twice per week, but at anytime during the day/night.
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000
Credits required to complete distance-learning program: 37
Are distance-learning MBAs required to complete a business plan by the time they graduate? No
Are distance-learning students required to spend any time on campus throughout the course of the program? No
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? Yes
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
Case study
25%
Experiential learning
n/a
Lecture
15%
Simulations
20%
Team Projects
25%
Other
15%
Description: Majority of online courses are presented via reading materials, notes, and slide shows available on course internet site.
Final exams are administered:
• Via the Internet
• Tests are conducted in a timed testing situation.
SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS / SPECIALIZATIONS
Concentrations/specializations offered to distance-learning students:
Focus in Financial Management
Focus in Medical Management
AREAS OF STUDY / COURSEWORK
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
E-commerce
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Marketing
Sport Management
Total hours in class per week
3
Total hours of work outside of class per week
6
Students in core class (average)
35
Students in elective class (average)
22
Number of elective courses available to part-time students
7
New electives added in past 12 months:
Effective Staffing Techniques
The European Union and the Euro
Developing Traditional and Online Customer Surveys
Managing Customer Relationships
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting
JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS
Can distance-learning MBA students participate in joint-degree programs? No
Joint-degree programs offered to distance-learning students:
n/a
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? No
Same faculty as full-time MBA program
100%
Full-time faculty members in residence over past 12 months
19
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months
2
Tenured faculty
84%
Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience
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.
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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