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Iowa State University
College of Business


1999 Profile Update
School Statistics


CURRICULUM
  Electives available in 1998: 30
New electives in past three years: 17%
The core curriculum was last revised in: 1998
Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

New Courses in Past Three Years
Entrepreneurship and New Business Creation, Employment Law for Managers, Financial Accounting: Theory and Contemporary Issues, Data management for Decision-Making, Business Information Systems Development

Majors or Concentrations Added in Past Three Years
Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Information Systems, Manufacturing and Quality

Teaching Methods
Lecture: 50%
Case Study: 50%
Other: N/A

Full-time faculty members:   59
Adjunct or visiting faculty: N/A
Average core class size: 45
Average elective class size: 20

Laptop computer required? No

Grading System
Grading is based on a 4.0 scale. A 3.0 or higher is needed to graduate (satisfactory performance).

Exchange Programs or International Campuses
N/A

Best Areas of Study
Information Systems, Finance

Areas School Would Like to Improve
Accounting

1998 PLACEMENT
  On-campus recruiters for graduates: 76
On-campus recruiters for first-year internships: N/A
On-campus student full-time job interviews: approx. N/A
On-campus student internship interviews: N/A
Job opportunities posted via the Internet or E-mail: N/A

Top Employers/Number of 1998 Hires
Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group   3
AmerUs Group 2
Schwann's Enterprises 2

ALUMNI NETWORK
  Number of living alumni: N/A
Alums who gave to the school during the 1997/98 academic year: N/A
Median alumni gift: N/A
Number of alumni clubs: N/A
Number of dues-paying members: N/A
Number of staffers devoted to MBA alumni relations: N/A
Placement services offered for alumni? Not Known

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1999 Profile Update
School Statistics

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  Key Contacts
School Web Site

E-Mail:
rjacker@iastate.edu

Address:
College of Business
310 Carver Hall
Ames, IA 50011-2063

Dean:
Ben Allen
(515) 294-2422

Director of MBA Programs:
Labh Hira
(515) 294-2422

Director of Admissions:
Ron Ackerman
(515) 294-8118

Director of Alumni Relations:
N/A

Director of Financial Aid:
N/A

Director of Career Services:
Mark Peterson
(515) 294-8118

Application Deadlines:
U.S.
July 31, 1999

International
March 1, 1999





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