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2004 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Lally School of Management and Technology
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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS
Core MBA curriculum last revised
| 2004 |
| Accelerated MBA program offered? | No |
| Average number of students in a core class | 30 |
| Average number of students in an elective class | 8 |
Graduation requirements:
- Students must write a complete business plan
- Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average
- Students must complete a company-specific project and present results to relevant parties
- Students must attend a week-long program, "Heros, Leaders and Innovators", that frames the MBA focus on Innovation and Corporate Entrepreneurship. This is combined with a mandatory professional career development and business communications seminar.
TEACHING METHODS
Teaching Methods:
| Case study | 25% |
| Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) | 5% |
| Experiential learning | 15% |
| Lecture | 15% |
| Simulations | 5% |
| Team projects | 30% |
| Other | 5% |
| Description: The course "Design, Manufacturing and Marketing" uses a cross-functional approach involving 3+ faculty members to replicate a realistic business decision-making model. A new two-year MBA curriculum broadens this with a focus on 5 streams of knowledge
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SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS
Full-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Management and Policy
Finance
Management Information Systems
Marketing
New Product Development and Marketing
Operations Management
Strategy
AREAS OF STUDY & ELECTIVES
The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Entrepreneurship
Global Management of Technology
Management Information Systems
New Product Development and Marketing
Strategy
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 46
New electives added in the past academic year:
n/a
Electives course catalog
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
B-SCHOOL FACULTY
| Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year | 58 |
| Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year | 2 |
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| Tenured professors | 21 |
| Of those, what percentage are: |
| | Female | 14% |
| Underrepresented minorities: 1 | 5% |
| Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors | 17% |
| Have owned a business | 22% |
(1) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American. Asian
Americans are not included in the minority percentage.
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
Hispanic Student Organization
Volunteer
Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Jewish
Muslim
Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Hockey
Ice Skating
Rowing
Rugby
Ski
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Volleyball
TECHNOLOGY
| Wireless network in main B-school buildings | Yes |
| University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years | $230,000 |
Technology changes made over the past three years:
High speed color laser printers, computer startup funding for all faculty, increased network intensity, jump drives for all faculty, cellular data streaming, micro projectors
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