Owen Graduate School of Management has an excellent reputation and an excellent faculty. Professors are genuinely interested in individual development. --Finance
The faculty in Vanderbilt's Executive program is extremely impressive in and out of the classroom. Most of the professors were leaders in their fields, outside of academia. There are also a wealth of health-care industries in Nashville to study. The city is great as well. --Marketing
The faculty was great, my peers came from successful and progressive companies and roles within these companies and the culture of the school was to stretch each person to use and develop skills, i.e.: analytical, communication, research, execution, etc. --Operations
Every faculty member had very impressive individual accomplishments outside of Owen. They have made great contributions via research or company developments in their respective fields. --Finance
[Faculty strengths/weaknesses?] Strengths: credible, leaders in their respective industries who made the subject material relevant to real-world situations. Weaknesses: wide variance in ability, intelligence, and experience. --Marketing
[Faculty strengths/weaknesses?] I felt the real-life business experience was the strength. Faculty adjuncts from the World Bank, FTC, and several successful entrepreneurs brought the curriculum to life. --Developer
[Faculty strengths/weaknesses?] Real world business experience, leading-edge research experience and a willingness to have open dialogue about their experiences relative to the student experience and how both experiences can teach us on a going forward basis. --Operations
[Faculty strengths/weaknesses?] Real world experience having held many prestigious business and governmental roles throughout their careers. Many of our professors were at the top of their fields and very much on the leading edge of thought in their disciplines. The teachers not only challenged us but because of their real world experience and expertise, they were quick to point out substandard work or thought. Our teachers knew they were good and they taught with confidence. --Operations
[Faculty strengths/weaknesses?] The strengths were that most of the professors brought in real world experience and applied to the classroom. There were some very strong professors who really challenged you and made you step back and think. Much of what I learned I was able to immediately apply to my job (and I'm still applying it as we speak). The biggest weaknesses is the few long-term professors who are out of touch and need to be replaced. I would recommend Vanderbilt take more of a business approach and if the professors do not perform, then replace them. --Finance
[Faculty strengths/weaknesses?] I thought the strengths were their accessibility and industry and subject knowledge. The weakness that comes to mind is the tendency to be too case driven and not provide enough fundamental theory. --Finance
The instructors have an intense desire to help the students learn. They're always available. The adjunct professors were among the best in their fields. The program was very cohesive. It was obvious that the instructors communicated
on every level the message they were trying to deliver in a class. --Manufacturing
[Improvements?] Instructors could have been more discriminating in who they called on, and how long they allowed people to speak. That is, we needed to hear more from some members of the class, and less from others, but the instructors (as a whole) didn't seem to take control of the discussion. --Marketing
[Improvements?] More Business Law related discussion related to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. --Sales & Marketing
[Improvements?] It would be interesting to tie more assignments into real application to our current jobs or companies. The strategy project was very exciting because we were analyzing and making recommendations to a real company. We did several assignments that required analysis of our own companies, but more of that would help tie concepts into real world application. --Project Management
[Improvements?] I think, with more effort, the school could have negotiated better deals with surrounding hotels for out-of-town students. --Marketing
[Improvements?] I would not change too much....great experience. --Operations
[Company support?] My company was completely supportive of my participation in the program. The timing of the EMBA and my work load was a head on collision, but my superiors did as much as possible to help. --Accounting
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