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George Washington University
School of Business and Public Management


1999 Profile Update
School Statistics


CURRICULUM
  Electives available in 1998: 148
New electives in past three years: 5%
The core curriculum was last revised in: 1998
Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

New Courses in Past Three Years
Business Law; Enterprise Organizations; Accountancy; Cost and Budget Analysis; Accountancy; Managing in Developing Countries; International Business; New Venture Initiation; Entrepreneurship; Management of Strategic Issues; SMPP; Ethical, Moral and Spiritual Issues; Organizational Behavior; Strategic Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship; Knowledge Management; Information Systems; Risk and Quality Management; Project Management; Electronic Marketing; Marketing; Statistical Applications - Tourism and Hospitality Management; Tourism; Government Accounting and Auditing; Accountancy; Scheduling and Cost Control; Project Management; Design - Human & Computer Interface; Information Systems

Majors or Concentrations Added in Past Three Years
Accountancy, Strategic Management and Public Policy, Tourism and Hospitality Management

Teaching Methods
Lecture: 50%
Case Study: 30%
Seminar, Laboratory, Projects: 20%

Full-time faculty members:   107
Adjunct or visiting faculty: 21
Average core class size: 23
Average elective class size: 20

Laptop computer required? No

Grading System
Grades for graduate MBA work are: A = excellent (4.0); B = good (3.0); C = Minimum Pass (2.0); F = failure (0). To obtain a degree students must achieve a minumum GPA of 3.0. Plus and minus grades may also be assigned.

Exchange Programs or International Campuses
Federal University of Rio De Janeiro (Brazil); University of Sao Paulo/Institute of Brazilian Issues; Universidad de Chile; Universidad de Santiago (Chile); Universidad EAFIT (Columbia); University of Costa Rica; Copenhagen Business School (Denmark); American University of Paris (France); Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Rouen (France); Ecole Superieure Livre des Sciences Commerciales Appliquees (Paris, France); Groupe Ecole Superieure de Commerce (Grenoble, France); Budapest University of Economics and Sciences (Hungary); Chung-Ang University (Korea); Kyung Hee (Korea); Rangsit University (Thailand); Vietnamese Training Program

Best Areas of Study
International Business, Finance & Investments, Marketing, Information Systems, Organizational Behavior & Development, Environmental Management, Entrepreneurship, Integration of Public & Private Sectors/Organizations

Areas School Would Like to Improve
Career Management, Ethics in Business, Management Communications

1998 PLACEMENT
  On-campus recruiters for graduates: 60
On-campus recruiters for first-year internships: 2
On-campus student full-time job interviews: approx. 290
On-campus student internship interviews: 16
Job opportunities posted via the Internet or E-mail: 2,000

Top Employers/Number of 1998 Hires
MCI   9
Andersen Consulting 7
Arthur Anderson 7
Citibank 6
World Bank 5
Coopers & Lybrand 4
KPMG Peat Marwick 4
Johnson & Johnson International 3
Bell Atlantic 3
USAirways 2

ALUMNI NETWORK
  Number of living alumni: 13,511
Alums who gave to the school during the 1997/98 academic year: 9%
Median alumni gift: $50
Number of alumni clubs: 0
Number of dues-paying members: N/A
Number of staffers devoted to MBA alumni relations: 1
Placement services offered for alumni? Yes

Description of Alumni Placement Services
Alumni may use SBPM's Graduate Career Center.

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1999 Profile Update
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  Key Contacts
School Web Site

E-Mail:
krogan@gwu.edu

Address:
710 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20052

Dean:
Susan M. Phillips
(202) 994-6380

Director of MBA Programs:
Kathleen A. Rogan
(202) 994-5536

Director of Admissions:
Kathleen A. Rogan
(202) 994-5536

Director of Alumni Relations:
Tellie Baltes
(202) 994-3990

Director of Financial Aid:
Dorothy Umans
(202) 994-2939

Director of Career Services:
Marcella Simon-Peralta
(202) 994-4122

Application Deadlines:
U.S.
April 1, 1999

International
April 1, 1999





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