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Executive Education Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Manchester

Manchester Business School

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • Manchester Business School
      • Executive education run by for-profit entity? No
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Executive nondegree open enrollment programs offered: 12
      • Executive non-degree custom programs offered: 29
      • Number of attendees previous academic year: 1,727
      • Does school have a separate Executive Education center/centers? No
      • Does the school offer temporary housing for executive education participants?: Yes

    • Graduate business school is accredited by:

        • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
        • Association of MBAs (AMBA)
        • EQUIS

  • SCHOOL BASICS

      • Open-enrollment executive programs run in other countries: 0
      • Custom executive programs run in other countries: 2
      • Companies for which the school ran custom programs in previous year: 34

    • School partnerships with non-business schools:

      • Title: Creating World -Class PC Boards (NHS)
      • Partner(s): KPMG
      • Title: NHS Leasdership Programme
      • Partner(s): University of Birmingham
      • Title: NHS Management Training Scheme
      • Partner(s): University of Birmingham
      • Title: NHS Medical Leadership in Practice
      • Partner(s): University of Birmingham

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 4,830
      • Full-Time MBA: 222
      • Part-Time MBA: 3,181
      • Executive MBA: 121
      • PhD Program: 360
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 1,608
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Electronic Commerce/Information Systems, Master of Finance, Master of Human Resources, Master of Technology, Master of Marketing, Master of International Management/Business

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Range of costs, open enrollment programs:

      • Low: $3,000.00
      • High: $10,000.00

    • Range of costs, custom programs:

      • Low: $7,850.00
      • High: $16,000.00

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Title: Advanced Management Achievement Course
      • Type of Course: Open (restricted)
      • Course Length: 15 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $6,100.00
      • Title: Programme for High Value Managers
      • Type of Course: Open
      • Course Length: 10 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $9,960.00
      • Comments: 2 x 5 day modules
      • Title: NHS Foundation Trust Non-Executive Directors Development Programme
      • Type of Course: Open (restricted)
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $3,000.00
      • Title: PG Cert for Service Improvement
      • Type of Course: Open (restricted)
      • Course Length: 10 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $4,280.00
      • Title: MSc for service improvement
      • Type of Course: Open (restricted)
      • Course Length: 17 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $8,390.00
      • Title: PG Cert for Service improvements for Clinical Leaders
      • Type of Course: Open (restricted)
      • Course Length: 10 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $5,370.00

    • International programs:

      • Title: JCB Global Leadership Programme
      • Type of Course: Customised
      • Year Established: 2011
      • Title: High Value Managers Programme for Oman Telecon
      • Type of Course: Customised
      • Country: Oman
      • Year Established: 2011

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 298

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 246

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 52

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 102

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 118

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 254

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Main teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 20 %
      • Distance Learning: 0 %
      • Experiential Learning: 20 %
      • Lectures: 40 %
      • Simulations: 5 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %
      • Other: 0 %

    • Faculty for executive education:

      • Full-time faculty (with tenure and/or permanent): 80 %
      • Full-time faculty (without tenure): 20 %

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: > Upgrade to Blackboard 9 Learn (VLE) across all programmes; > Distribution of iPads to full-time MBA 2013; >Upgraded wireless infrastructure for 100% coverage and increased capacity > All students receive Microsoft Live email and skydrive storage; > Developed a virtual School with SecondLife; > Wimba Classroom for streaming/recording lectures and workshops; > Use of TurningPoint to provide real-time interaction and feedback during lectures directly into Powerpoint presentations

  • CONTACT INFORMATION

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