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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lally School of Management and Technology

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Address: 110 8th Street
PI 3218
Troy, NY 12180
E-Mail: lallymba@rpi.edu
Web site: http://lallyschool.rpi.edu
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FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2003

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

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

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



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 25%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 5%
Experiential learning 15%
Lecture 15%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 35%
Other 0%


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Management and Policy
Finance
Industrial Management
Innovation and New Product Development
Management Information Systems
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Operations Management
Statistics and Operations Research
Technology


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Global Management of Technology
Innovation and New Product Development
Management Information Systems
Operations Management

Average number of students in a core course: 30

Average number of students in an elective course: 12

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 45

Percentage of electives offered in 2002-2003 that are new in the past three years: 48%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Entrpreneurial Finance
Social Capital and Entrepreneurial Opportunity
Commercializing Biomedical Technology
Technology Operations
Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Management
Product Realization



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 66
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 2
 
Tenured professors 19
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 11%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 5%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors n/a
Have owned a business 42%

(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/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MArch (Master of Architecture)
MBA/ME (Masters in Engineering)
MBA/MS (Master of Science)
MBA/MS Information Technology
MBA/PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)


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
Entrepreneurship
Graduate Management Student Association

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual
Volunteer

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
Ski
Soccer
Softball

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
CAP-SIM

n/a n/a



 
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