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University of Arkansas
College of Business Administration


1999 Profile Update
School Statistics


CURRICULUM
  Electives available in 1998: 67
New electives in past three years: 25%
The core curriculum was last revised in: 1999
Accelerated MBA program offered? Yes

New Courses in Past Three Years
TLOG (Transportation and Logistics): Business Logistics Systems, Strategic Issues in Transportation Management, Global Logistics Strategy, Supply Chain Management; Transportation and Logistics Management; Accounting: Product, Project, and Service Costing; Operational Auditing; Accounting Issues for Restructurings; Fraud Prevention and Detection; Advanced Taxation; Assurance Services; Economics: Quantitative Economic Analysis; Management: Entrepreneurship Practicum; Computer Information Systems: Seminar in Telecommunications; Seminar in Systems Development; Decision Support Systems; Advanced Business System Modeling

Majors or Concentrations Added in Past Three Years
Transportation and Logistics, Revised Management Information Systems, Revised Accounting

Teaching Methods
Lecture: 30%
Case Study: 50%
Partnering Projects with Industry, Simulations: 20%

Full-time faculty members:   79
Adjunct or visiting faculty: 12
Average core class size: 27
Average elective class size: 15

Laptop computer required? No

Grading System
Grades are based on a traditional A, B, C, D, F scale.

Exchange Programs or International Campuses
University of Quebec at Montreal; ESC Toulouse.

Best Areas of Study
Transportation and Logistics, Marketing

Areas School Would Like to Improve
Finance

1998 PLACEMENT
  On-campus recruiters for graduates: 20
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
Tyson 5
Wal-Mart   3
American Airlines 2
WorldCom 2
J.B. Hunt 2
NorAm 2
Baldwin 2

ALUMNI NETWORK
  Number of living alumni: 2,410
Alums who gave to the school during the 1997/98 academic year: N/A
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: 0
Placement services offered for alumni? Not Known

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School Statistics

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  Key Contacts
School Web Site

E-Mail:
doylez@comp.uark.edu

Address:
College of Business Administration
301 Business Administration Building
Fayetteville, AR 72701

Dean:
Doyle Williams
(501) 575-7663

Director of MBA Programs:
Carol Reeves
(501) 575-2851

Director of Admissions:
N/A

Director of Alumni Relations:
N/A

Director of Financial Aid:
N/A

Director of Career Services:
H.B. Fink
(501) 575-6100

Application Deadlines:
U.S.
February 15, 1999

International
November 15, 1999





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