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University of Tennessee at Knoxville
1999 Executive MBA Profile
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1999 classes begin
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1 / 12 / 2000
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Final application deadline
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9 / 15 / 1999
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Current
total enrollment
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22
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Applications received
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29
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Applications accepted
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93%
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Accepted applicants enrolled (yield)
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85%
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Female students
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9%
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Minority students
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4%
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International students
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4%
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Note: For the purposes of this survey, minority students are defined as African-American, Hispanic-American, and Native-American students from the U.S. Asian Americans are not included.
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Total revenues generated by EMBA program in 1998-99
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$731,500
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Total tuition cost
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$33,000
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Mean GMAT
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552
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Median GMAT
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550
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Range
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[min.]
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360
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[max.]
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710
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Mean GPA
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3.1
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Median GPA
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3.3
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Range
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[min.]
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2.00
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[max.]
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3.7
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Average years of work experience
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17
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Range of work experience (years)
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[min.]
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9
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[max.]
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27
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Average salary for manager in program
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$125,000
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Salary range for manager in program
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[min.]
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$52,000
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[max.]
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$350,000
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Students with advanced degrees
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9%
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Students from nonprofit sector
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9%
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Students from an organization
of 100 or fewer employees
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4%
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Students with title of president,
CEO, or chairman
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N/A
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Attending executives who live or work
within 45 miles of school
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41%
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Year program was founded
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1994
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Executive MBAs to be graduated in 1999
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22
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Executive MBAs graduated in 1994
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16
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Approximate number of
degrees awarded since founding
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93
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Required core courses/
percent of total coursework
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N/A / N/A
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Courses considered electives/
percent of total coursework
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N/A / N/A
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International content
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23%
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Entrepreneurial content
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N/A
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E-commerce content
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N/A
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Significant changes since 1997
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A seven-part Comprehensive Strategic Assessment has been developed in which each individual uses the learning in one of our five residence periods to analyze his or her own business unit or organization. These are compiled with recommendations for action and provided to the company at the end of the program.
A two-day experiential exercise in leadership has been added which takes place in the Smoky Mountains.
Increased emphasis on external driving forces on the firm.
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Special trips or projects outside of country
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The school's trip is a two week seminar in countries with economies in transition. There is a rotation between South America, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Work includes at least two, and often three, visits per day with companies, government officials and lectures from professors. In addition to the visits arranged, each student is responsible for designing an individual visit that will gather information for his or her company. Each student prepares a strategic assessment at the end of the trip.
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Distance-learning opportunities via Internet, videoconferencing, or other medium
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Distance or Web based learning content
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N/A
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Group work done via the Internet
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2%
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The school believes that the best Executive MBA learning experience is a combination of face-to-face and distance instruction. For example, the school's PEMBA program meets in residence weeks four times a year, synchronous learning classes are conducted every Saturday morning, and asynchronous Internet work is required once a week.
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Programs for the spouses of Executive MBA candidates
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Spouses are invited to come to campus for a Friday and a Saturday. They will have afternoon classes in work/family balance. There is a "fancy" dinner on Friday evening. On Saturday class and spouses go whitewater rafting and conclude with dinner at the home of one of the faculty members on Saturday evening.
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Program
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Taiwan Executive MBA
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Country
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Taiwan
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Partner
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USWOT Consultants & Company
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Partnerships with domestic Executive MBA programs / corporate providers
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N/A
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Top five organizations that sent the most participants to Executive MBA Program in last five years
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FedEx
CSX Transportation/Sea Land Services
Dover Diversified
Alcoa
TVA
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Faculty / Teaching Methods
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Same faculty as full-time MBA program
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90%
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Adjunct faculty
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0%
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Other
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10%
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Full-time Executive MBA faculty with at least 5 years full-time corporate experience
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33%
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Case study
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24%
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Lecture
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48%
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Distance learning
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0%
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Total hours in class
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480
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Total hours of work outside of class
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675
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When and how often classes meet
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On alternate weekends
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