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Portland State University
School of Business Administration



1999 Profile Update
School Statistics


CURRICULUM
  Electives available in 1998: 55
New electives in past three years: 20%
The core curriculum was last revised in: N/A
Accelerated MBA program offered? No

New Courses in Past Three Years
Advanced Portfolio Management, Business Law, Improvisation and Business Communication, Storytelling and Business Communication, Technology Management, Learning Communications, Managing Web Communications, Bringing Management to Life, International Management, Women in Business, Dialogue, Human Side of Technology

Majors or Concentrations Added in Past Three Years
Option in Management of Innovation and Technology

Teaching Methods
Lecture: 40%
Case Study: 40%
Company Consulting Projects: 20%

Full-time faculty members:   46
Adjunct or visiting faculty: 2
Average core class size: 35
Average elective class size: 25

Laptop computer required? No

Grading System
Grading is left up to individual faculty. The scale ranges from A to F.

Exchange Programs or International Campuses
Reutlinger Fachhochschule

Best Areas of Study
Accounting, Management

Areas School Would Like to Improve
Finance, Information Systems

1998 PLACEMENT
  On-campus recruiters for graduates: N/A
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: 1,000

Top Employers/Number of 1998 Hires
N/A  

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: 1
Number of dues-paying members: 100
Number of staffers devoted to MBA alumni relations: 0
Placement services offered for alumni? No

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1999 Profile Update
School Statistics

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  Key Contacts
School Web Site

E-Mail:
scottd@sba.pdx.edu

Address:
School of Business Administration
PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751

Dean:
Roger Ahlbrandt
(503) 725-5699

Director of MBA Programs:
Scott Dawson
(503) 725-3757

Director of Admissions:
Pam Mitchell
(503) 725-4733

Director of Alumni Relations:
Pat Squire
(503) 725-5072

Director of Financial Aid:
Sam Collie
(503) 725-5448

Director of Career Services:
Lisa Haugen
(503) 725-3710

Application Deadlines:
U.S.
April 1, 1999

International
March 1, 1999





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