| The Learning Approach
At Ivey, we take a learn-by-doing approach to executive development, rather than a learn-by-listening. We recognize that most learning is achieved through experience. The case-study method is the closest way to experiencing a situation without actually being there. This method exposes participants to real life cases with real life decisions that need to be made. This gives our participants the opportunity to test their new knowledge and to experiment with their decision-making abilities in a risk-free learning environment.
Case-Study Method
Participants begin by working through case studies on their own, analyzing data, and developing their own ideas.
They then get together with their learning team (study groups) and discuss the case in-depth.
Finally, they gather with the rest of their class and a professor for a lively discussion in which different ideas and thoughts are explored This learning method is based on learning discussions not lectures. Participants learn how to sift through information and find the data that matters. They learn how to think and make effective decisions and develop practical action plans.
Study Groups:
The study groups vary from case to case. This allows everyone in the class to get to know each other, but more importantly they learn from a variety of different people with different experiences from different industries.
Many participants say they learn as much from their classmates as they do from the faculty. Since participants come from a variety of industries and functional areas, there抯 likely to be someone in their group with the specialized expertise needed to deal with almost any case.
Many Schools use the case-study method, but few have as much skill and experience as Ivey:
Ivey is the second largest producer of cases in the world and has the largest library of Asian based cases.
Many of our professors who teach our programs write the cases that they teach. This means the learning experience at Ivey is richer and more textured than you would get anywhere else.
Ivey also teaches professors from other institutions how to teach using the case-study method through our case-teaching and case-learning workshops.
Faculty
Ivey's Executive Development Programs are taught by full-time Ivey professors who are award-winning teachers and respected researchers.
They are experts in the fields they teach and are in touch with best practices from top companies around the world through continual consulting, research, and case writing.
The Financial Times' recent ranking of Executive Education ranked Ivey's faculty the best in Canada, top 12 globally, placing it in the company of Harvard, Columbia and Wharton.
Ivey抯 faculty are around all week which allows participants to approach them after class and during social times to ask them any questions they may have, and also build a relationship.
The faculty always encourage participants to keep in touch with them after the program is over.
Rankings
Ivey was the only Canadian business school to be included in the Financial Times overall ranking of 40 international executive education providers. The overall rankings are based on school抯 scores in both open enrolment and customized programs.
Within this survey, Ivey also ranked #1 in Canada for quality of faculty, number of international participants, programs offered in international locations and repeat business and growth.
Ivey抯 Executive Development faculty is consistently rated as best in Canada and among the top 12 globally by the Financial Times. Ivey has received top scores in both quality of faculty and faculty involvement in the program. | 
