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2005 PART-TIME MBA PROFILE
The University of Akron
Graduate Programs in Business
Address: Graduate Programs in Business, The University of Akron
259 S. Broadway, Room 412
Akron, OH 44325-4805 United States
E-Mail: gradcba@uakron.edu
Web links: http://www.uakron.edu/cba/grad
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PROGRAM BASICS & REQUIREMENTS

When/how often classes meet:
Evenings
Via the Internet (scheduled)
Via the Internet (unscheduled)


Core MBA curriculum last revised

2000
Accelerated MBA program offered? No
Average number of students in a core class 17
Average number of students in an elective class 8
Accelerated part-time program offered? No

Graduation requirements:
Students must have attended a minimum number of classes
Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/Letter grade average

Credits required to complete part-time program 58

TEACHING METHODS

Teaching Methods:
Case study 40%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) n/a
Experiential learning 5%
Lecture 40%
Simulations 2%
Team projects 10%
Other 0%

SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS

Part-time MBAs may concentrate in the following subjects:
Accounting
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Finance
General Management
Global Sales Management
Health Care Administration
International Business
International Finance
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Marketing
Supply Chain Management

AREAS OF STUDY, COURSEWORK & ELECTIVES

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:


E-commerce
Finance
General Management
Tax
global sales management

Total hours in class per week 6
Total hours of work outside of class per week 12
Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in the past academic year: 85

New electives added in the past academic year:
n/a


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to part-time students:


MBA/JD (Juris Doctor/Doctor of Jurisprudence)
MBA/MSM (Master of Science in Management)
MTax/JD

OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:


Master of Accounting
Master of Taxation

B-SCHOOL FACULTY

Part-Time Program Faculty:
Same faculty as full-time MBA program 100%
Adjunct faculty 23%
Tenured faculty 61%
Faculty with at least five years full-time corporate experience n/a

B-School Faculty:
Full-time faculty in residence over past academic year 68
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past academic year n/a
Tenured professors n/a
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 19%
Underrepresented minorities1: 12%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisers 29%
Have owned a business 21%

(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

Part-time students have their own area/center on campus? No
Part-time students have access to lockers on campus? No
Part-time students have access to break-out room on campus? Yes

B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
n/a

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
International Club
Graduate Business Student Association

Religious organizations active on campus:
n/a

Active intramural sports teams:
n/a

Editor's note: While the B-school may not have an active club in an area that interests you, the greater university system may.

TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main B-school buildings Yes
University's investment in technology within the B-school over the past three years $406,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
Computers, servers, laptops, software, ceiling projectors, network printers, LCD monitors, memory, hard drives, technology enhanced classrooms.



 
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