Eccles School of Business

-The school should focus on the soft skills. The hard skills were focused on so heavily, yet as an executive 80 percent of my time is spent managing people not numbers. I needed to understand the numbers and where they come from not how to create them.

-Our class size was 65 people. Even after 21 months, there were members of the class that you didn't know very well. I think a class size of 50 may have been more beneficial.

-There was too much theory and not enough real world [applications].

-The staff and students were great and provided a great learning environment. The staff bent over backward to provide for every need. I don't know that the school can improve the experience.

-I would have liked more leadership and international classes. Global exposure would have been useful.

-Generally, I would like to have been provided with a greater opportunity to meet recruiters and the like to change my career.

-The school could include a semester or two of foreign language training for the selected international studies trip.

-Overall, this was a rewarding experience. I was challenged in multiple ways and feel a great sense of accomplishment. Students in the program are treated as executives by staff and are well supported. The EMBA program at the University of Utah is a great program.

-There should be more personal/individual accountability. The program really stressed team/group work, which is great. However, that could lend itself to some slackers. Each class should have a mix of equal parts group assignments and individual quizzes/tests. In addition, more role plays/practice would be more effective than constant lectures and note taking.

-The school should better define the roll and preparation for the two-week international trip at the end of the program. Part of the problem was the fact that we had to modify the trip because of the tsunami in Japan.

-If you live in Utah or the surrounding area, I would strongly encourage you to consider the EMBA at the University of Utah. I visited many other MBA programs when considering my schooling, including Wharton, Harvard, Tuck, and Berkeley. In all my visits, I never saw the caliber of discussion and interaction I routinely experienced at the University of Utah EMBA. This program would be a steal at three times the price, but when you look at the cost, it is a no brainer. I cannot recommend this program highly enough.