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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
The Lally School of Management and Technology


1999 Profile Update
School Statistics


CURRICULUM
  Electives available in 1998: 45
New electives in past three years: 20%
The core curriculum was last revised in: 1993
Accelerated MBA program offered? No

New Courses in Past Three Years
Client/Server Technologies, Systems Analysis & Design, Strategic Information Systems Management, Information Systems Project Management, Financial Simulation, Financial Econometrics, Managing Services Marketing, Consumer Behavior/Product Design, Cross-Cultural Communications

Majors or Concentrations Added in Past Three Years
None

Teaching Methods
Lecture: 20%
Case Study: 35%
Team Projects, Practica, Modeling: 45%

Full-time faculty members:   36
Adjunct or visiting faculty: 16
Average core class size: 35
Average elective class size: 20

Laptop computer required? No

Grading System
There is a standard grading system: A, B, C, F, on a 4.0 scale.

Exchange Programs or International Campuses
Queensland University of Technology (Australia); Copenhagen Business School (Denmark); Hanken (Finland); HEC (France); Bocconi (Italy); International University of Japan; Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; ESADE (Spain); University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)

Best Areas of Study
Technological Entrepreneurship, Management Information Systems, New Product Development, Operations Research/Production Management, Financial Technology

Areas School Would Like to Improve
Financial Technology

1998 PLACEMENT
  On-campus recruiters for graduates: 119
On-campus recruiters for first-year internships: N/A
On-campus student full-time job interviews: approx. N/A
On-campus student internship interviews: 52
Job opportunities posted via the Internet or E-mail: 1,961

Top Employers/Number of 1998 Hires
General Electric   4
Ernst & Young LLP 3
Allied Signal 3
American Express 2
Lucent Technologies 2
Samsung Inc. 2
KPMG Peat Marwick 2
Pratt & Whitney 2
Procter & Gamble 2
IBM 1

ALUMNI NETWORK
  Number of living alumni: 3,000
Alums who gave to the school during the 1997/98 academic year: N/A
Median alumni gift: N/A
Number of alumni clubs: 15
Number of dues-paying members: N/A
Number of staffers devoted to MBA alumni relations: N/A
Placement services offered for alumni? Yes

Description of Alumni Placement Services
Alums have access to exclusive Internet resources including the Career Connection database of alumni, the Skill Search professional employment services, the Job Trak on-line database, and the Career Services office of the Lally School.

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1999 Profile Update
School Statistics

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  Key Contacts
School Web Site

E-Mail:
martm@rpi.edu

Address:
Lally School of Management and Technology
Troy, New York 12180-3590

Dean:
Joseph G. Ecker
(518) 276-6802

Director of MBA Programs:
Assoc Dean Richard LeMay
(518) 276-6586

Director of Admissions:
Zamiul Haque
(518) 276-6586

Director of Alumni Relations:
David Bohan
(518) 276-6205

Director of Financial Aid:
Zamiul Haque
(518) 276-6586

Director of Career Services:
Therese T Stillman
(518) 276-2019

Application Deadlines:
U.S.
February 1, 1999

International
February 1, 1999





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