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Syracuse University
School of Management


1999 Profile Update
School Statistics


CURRICULUM
  Electives available in 1998: 49
New electives in past three years: 30%
The core curriculum was last revised in: 1992
Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

New Courses in Past Three Years
Strategic Cost Controls, International Accounting, Visiting Executives Seminar, Corporate Venturing, Doing Business in Russia, Global Entrepreneurship, Global Consulting, Issues in World Trade and Investments, Technology Development I, Technology Development II, Product Realization I, Product Realization II, Managing Organizational Conflict, Dynamics of Team Leadership

Majors or Concentrations Added in Past Three Years
Global Entrepreneurship, Management of Technology, Strategic Management of Human Resources, Supply Chain Management

Teaching Methods
Lecture: 70%
Case Study: 30%
Other: N/A

Full-time faculty members:   57
Adjunct or visiting faculty: 8
Average core class size: 34
Average elective class size: 15

Laptop computer required? No

Grading System
Grades are based on a 4.0 scale with letter grades of A-F.

Exchange Programs or International Campuses
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology; National Chengchi University (Taipei, China); Kyung Hee University (Seoul, Korea); Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea); City University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China); Autonomous University of Madrid (Madrid, Spain); University of Limerick (Limerick, Ireland)

Best Areas of Study
Finance, Marketing, Global Entrepreneurship, Accounting, Supply Chain Management, Innovation Management

Areas School Would Like to Improve
Management of Information Systems

1998 PLACEMENT
  On-campus recruiters for graduates: 73
On-campus recruiters for first-year internships: 40
On-campus student full-time job interviews: approx. 940
On-campus student internship interviews: 520
Job opportunities posted via the Internet or E-mail: 378

Top Employers/Number of 1998 Hires
Goldman Sachs   2
Federal Reserve Bank of New York 2
Ford 2
CIGNA 1
UTC 1
Citicorp 1
Delloitte & Touche 1
KPMG Peat Marwick 1
PriceWaterhouseCoopers 1
Gemini Consulting 1

ALUMNI NETWORK
  Number of living alumni: 5,006
Alums who gave to the school during the 1997/98 academic year: 14%
Median alumni gift: N/A
Number of alumni clubs: 0
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 receive a monthly publication of job listings as well as referrals.

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1999 Profile Update
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  Key Contacts
School Web Site

E-Mail:
peter@som.syr.edu

Address:
School of Management; Syracuse, NY 13244-2130

Dean:
George R. Burman
(315) 443-3751

Director of MBA Programs:
Peter E. Koveos
(315) 443-9215

Director of Admissions:
Paula Charland
(315) 443-9214

Director of Alumni Relations:
NA

Director of Financial Aid:
Paula Charland
(315) 443-9214

Director of Career Services:
F. John Andrews
(315) 443-4140

Application Deadlines:
U.S.
May 1, 1999

International
May 1, 1999





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