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Executive Education Profile Publish Date 05/27/12

University of Texas, Austin

McCombs School of Business

  • PROGRAM BASICS

      • McCombs School of Business
      • 1900 University Avenue
      • TX
      • Austin, 78705, Texas
      • United States
      • Executive education run by for-profit entity? No
      • Status:
        • Public
      • Executive nondegree open enrollment programs offered: 26
      • Executive non-degree custom programs offered: 43
      • Number of attendees previous academic year: 4,220
      • Does school have a separate Executive Education center/centers? Yes
      • Year building opened: 2008
      • Number of classrooms: 12
      • 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)

  • SCHOOL BASICS

      • Open-enrollment executive programs run in other countries: 0
      • Custom executive programs run in other countries: 11
      • Companies for which the school ran custom programs in previous year: 26

    • School partnerships with non-business schools:

      • Title: Shell Project Adademy
      • Partner(s): Delft Univ. of Technology, Queensland
      • Title: Executive Leadership Program
      • Partner(s): Construction Industry Institute (CII)
      • Title: Business Acumen for the Energy Executive
      • Partner(s): Jackson School of Geoscience

    • Graduate business school enrollment:

      • Total: 1,779
      • Full-Time MBA: 534
      • Part-Time MBA: 197
      • Executive MBA: 126
      • PhD Program: 99
      • Undergraduate business school enrollment: 4,246
      • Other graduate degree programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Technology

  • PROGRAM COSTS

    • Range of costs, open enrollment programs:

      • High: $2,450.00

    • Range of costs, custom programs:

      • Low: $15,000.00

  • CLASS PROFILE

      • Percentage of Executives who live/work within 45 miles: 35 %
      • Percentage of attendees who live/work abroad: 1 %

    • Percentage of Participants in open enrollment executive education programs are:

      • Female: 40 %
      • International : 1 %
      • Business owners: 2 %
      • Completely sponsored by their employers: 99 %

  • CLASS OFFERINGS

      • Title: Advocacy: Championing Ideas & Influencing Others
      • Type of Course: Leading People and Teams
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $2,450.00
      • Title: Leading HIgh Performance Teams
      • Type of Course: Leading People and Teams
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $2,450.00
      • Title: Leading Change
      • Type of Course: Strategic Planning and Change
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $2,450.00
      • Comments: Includes simulation
      • Title: Strategic Management
      • Type of Course: Strategic Planning & Change
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $2,450.00
      • Title: The ARt and Science of Effective Negotiation
      • Type of Course: Negotiations
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $2,450.00
      • Title: Financial Analysis & Measuring Business Performance
      • Type of Course: Accounting & Finance
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $2,450.00
      • Comments: Includes simulation
      • Title: Marketing Strategy
      • Type of Course: Marketing
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $2,450.00
      • Title: Strategic Decision Making
      • Type of Course: Strategic Planning & Change
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $2,450.00
      • Comments: Includes hands-on use of software
      • Title: Energy Finance
      • Type of Course: Finance specific to the energy industry
      • Course Length: 1 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $1,395.00
      • Comments: Part of a series of courses specifically developed for the Energy Industry
      • Title: Developing the Project Business Case
      • Type of Course: Project Management
      • Course Length: 2 days
      • Estimated price (excluding travel and book fees): $2,450.00
      • Comments: Part of the Project Management Certificate

    • International programs:

      • Title: Shell Project Adademy
      • Type of Course: Series of Project Management courses
      • Partner(s): Delft University of Technology, Queensland
      • Year Established: 2007
      • Title: ExxonMobil Commercial Overview
      • Type of Course: Entry level commercial - virtual class
      • Country: UK, Canada, Germany, Kuala Lumpur
      • Year Established: 2010
      • Title: Practical Negotiation
      • Type of Course: Negotiation skills class, experiential
      • Country: India
      • Partner(s): IIPM
      • Year Established: 2010

  • FACULTY

      • Faculty employed by the B-school: 250

    • Full-time faculty:

      • Tenured: 95
      • Non-Tenured: 42

    • Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

      • Tenured: 2
      • Non-Tenured: 111

    • Women on Faculty:

      • Tenured: 24
      • Non-Tenured: 52

    • Minority Faculty:

      • Tenured: 22
      • Non-Tenured: 15

    • International Faculty:

      • Tenured: 21
      • Non-Tenured: 28

    • Faculty with PhDs:

      • Tenured: 97
      • Non-Tenured: 97

  • TEACHING/ACADEMICS

    • Main teaching methods:

      • Case Study: 25 %
      • Distance Learning: 10 %
      • Experiential Learning: 15 %
      • Lectures: 15 %
      • Simulations: 20 %
      • Team Projects: 15 %

    • Faculty for executive education:

      • Full-time faculty (with tenure and/or permanent): 55 %
      • Full-time faculty (without tenure): 35 %
      • Adjunct faculty: 5 %
      • Other: 5 %

    • Percentage of faculty who are:

      • Female: 21 %
      • International: 10 %

  • TECHNOLOGY

      • Technology improvements in the last three academic years: Enhancements to lecture capture have expanded capacity for recording and allow for real-time participation from remote locations. Introduction of a web-based file storage and collaboration system for each student which includes personal profile pages, blogs, and wiki’s. Enhanced wireless speed and coverage to improve network access in the classroom. Expanded network storage and provided automated backup services. Expanded on-site support services for students with computer-related issues.
      • Amount spent: $1,250,000.00

  • COMMENTS

      • Additional programs running in a foreign country. 1st program: Program Title: Practical Negotiations in Academia; Type of Course: Negotiation Skills; Country: China; Partner: Houston Trade Center; Est. 2011. 2nd Program: Program Title: Technology Commercialization; Type of Course: Innovation & Financial; Countries: US, UK, Norway, Holland; Est. 2010.

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