The distance-learning program is delivered/conducted via the following medium(s):
• CD-Roms • Internet/Web-based delivery • Chat rooms • Online forums • E-mail • Teleconference
Does the program offer 24-hour technical support? Yes
When/how often classes meet:
• Any time
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1990
Credit hours required to complete distance-learning program: 48
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
15%
Experiential learning
n/a
Lecture
50%
Simulations
n/a
Team Projects
25%
Other
10%
Description: Critiqued Web-based forums
Final exams are administered:
• Via the Internet
• On-campus
• Proctored in city of student choice
SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS / SPECIALIZATIONS
Concentrations/specializations offered to distance-learning students:
International Business
Management Information Systems
AREAS OF STUDY / COURSEWORK
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Accounting
E-commerce
Finance
International Business
Management Information Systems
Total hours in class per week
n/a
Total hours of work outside of class per week
10
Students in core class (average)
52
Students in elective class (average)
22
Number of elective courses available to part-time students
16
New electives added in past 12 months:
Telecommunications
Introduction to Electronic Commerce
Economic and Legal Environment of Business
OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Accounting Master of International Management/Business
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
95%
Full-time faculty members in residence over past 12 months
20
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months
3
Tenured faculty
60%
Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience
20%
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
Student rates for tickets
B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
Accounting
Finance
Information Technology
Marketing
B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
n/a
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