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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Cornell University
S. C. Johnson Graduate School of Management

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Address: Sage Hall
Ithaca, NY 14850
E-Mail: mba@cornell.edu
Web site: http://www.johnson.cornell.edu/


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 1998

Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

Computer requirement? Yes

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

Credits/credit hours required to complete full-time program: 60 Credits



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 35%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 3%
Experiential learning 10%
Lecture 28%
Simulations 4%
Team projects 20%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Accounting
Consulting
E-commerce
Economics
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Health Care Administration
Hotel Administration
Human Resource Management
Industrial Management
International Business
Leadership
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Organizational Behavior
Portfolio Management
Public Administration


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing

Average number of students in a core course: 72

Average number of students in an elective course: 34

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 187

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 22%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Sustainable Business
Investing in Distressed Corporations
Essentials of Corporate Finance
Advanced Corporate Finance
Business & EU Enlargement
Economics of Pricing
Information in Markets
Labor Economy for Managers
Consulting Processes
Social Entrepreneurship



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 58
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 35
 
Tenured professors 33
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 15%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 0%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors n/a
Have owned a business n/a

(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:
BA/MBA
MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MA (Master of Arts)
MBA/MILR (Master of Industrial Labor Relations
MBA/MMH
MBA/Meng (Master of Engineering (manufacturing management))
MS/MEng/MBA


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
Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact
Energy Club
Entrepreneurship
Environmental
Finance
High Tech
Human Resources
Investment Banking
Manufacturing
Marketing
Media & Entertainment
Nonprofit
Real Estate Club
Toastmasters
VC/ Private Equity

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Asia Business Association
Black MBA Association
European Club
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Hispanic Student Organization
International Club
Partners/Family
Veteran's Club
Volunteer
Wine
Women in MBA

Religious organizations active on campus:
Jewish

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Golf
Hockey
Lacrosse
Rowing
Rugby
Running/Track
Sailing
Ski
Soccer
Sound Investments (acapella vocal)
Squash
Volleyball

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
MBA Duke Games

n/a Durham, NC
Yale Cup Soccer

n/a New Haven, CT
Johnson School MBA Golf Invitational

n/a Ithaca, NY
Dartmouth Rugby Tournament

n/a Hanover, NH
Michigan Hockey Tournament

n/a Ann Arbor, MI
Johnson School Lacrosse Tournament

n/a Ithaca, NY
Duke Rugby Tournament

n/a Durham, NC
Wharton Rugby Tournament

n/a Philadelphia, PA
UVA Softball Tournament

n/a Charlottesville, VA



 
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