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FACULTY
Faculty employed by the B-school:
298

Full-time faculty:

Tenured: 80
Non-Tenured: 94

Adjunct/Visiting Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 136

Women on Faculty:

Tenured: 18
Non-Tenured: 81

Minority Faculty:

Tenured: 24
Non-Tenured: 34

International Faculty:

Tenured: 0
Non-Tenured: 46

Faculty with PhDs:

Tenured: 80
Non-Tenured: 103

Faculty who have owned their own business:
10  %

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STUDENT LIFE
Active MBA specialization clubs open to part-time students:

Corporate Social Responsibility/NetImpact

Entrepreneurship

Finance

Information Technology

Marketing

Other

  Do part-time MBA students have their own area/center on campus?
No

  Do part-time MBA students have break-out rooms?
Yes

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TEACHING/ACADEMICS
Teaching Methods:

Case Study: 35  %
Distance Learning: 5  %
Experiential Learning: 10  %
Lectures: 30  %
Simulations: 5  %
Team Projects: 15  %

Estimated number of hours per week students spend working in class and outside the classroom:
20

Teachers in the part-time program:
138

Tenured teachers in the part-time program:
56

Faculty with at least five years of full-time corporate experience:
49  %

Average core class size:
30

Average elective class size:
25

Electives available:
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Recently added electives:
Hedge Funds and Strategies
Computer Forensics
Current Issues in Finance

Last curriculum revision:
2004

Recent curriculum changes:
N/A

Concentrations and specializations offered to part-time MBAs:

Accounting

Economics

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Management

Human Resource Management

International Business

Marketing

Operations Management

Organizational Behavior

Statistics and Operations Research

Other

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Additional concentrations offered:
Actuarial Science; Risk Management and Insurance;
Health Administration; Health Informatics;
Hospitality Administration;
Real Estate; Personal Financial Planning;
Information Systems

  Does the B-school offer an accelerated part-time MBA program?
Yes

Leading areas of study:

Entrepreneurship

Finance

General Management

Health Care Administration

Marketing

Graduation requirements:

Students must have attended a minimum number of classes

Students must have earned a pre-determined GPA/letter grade average

Other:

Students must earn a minimum number of credit hours

Credits required to graduate:
48

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B-SCHOOL ALUMNI
Living MBA alumni:
16,185

Active MBA alumni clubs:
2

Countries in which MBA clubs exist:
1

Living MBA alumni who gave in past year:
7  %

Mean gift from MBA alumni:
$  1,429

Median gift from MBA alumni:
$  75

  Did school receive an individual gift in excess of $10 million in the past academic year?
No

Business school endowment
$  28,702,481

  Does the main university offer career placement services for alumni?
Yes

  Does the main university have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes

University alumni networking site:
www.gastatealumni.net

  Does the B-School have an alumni networking Web site?
Yes

Business school alumni networking site:
www.robinson.gsu.edu/career/alumni/index.html

  Do current MBA students have access to an alumni database?
Yes

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CAREER SERVICES
  Do part-time MBAs have access to career development office?
Yes

  If yes, at what point in the degree process are part-time MBA students able to use the service?
At any time

  Are part-time MBAs permitted to interview for full-time jobs?
Yes

  Are part-time students included in resume drops?
Yes

Organizations that send the most participants to the part-time MBA program:



Scientific Atlanta
  47


SunTrust Bank
  22

Coca-Cola
  19

United Parcel Service
  19

Turner Broadcasting
  1 6

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Most of the professors were very knowledgeable and truly cared about our success in the program. Some that were academics could have used a little more real-world perspective.

Strengths- Knowledge of subject matter, in-tune with recent trends in field, ability to draw upon varied experience of diverse student body, concerned with student learning. Weaknesses- Some instructors were unable to translate their own body of knowledge into a message that students could comprehend.

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The level of instruction at Robinson is on the same level as any elite full-time MBA program. The diversity of the student body as it relates to race, gender and ethnicity as well as educational and occupational backgrounds greatly enhances the learning experience. The Robinson "Flex MBA" program is an excellent option for working professionals looking to advance their careers.

GSU has regular business speakers, breakfasts and other events at various campus locations around Atlanta, training and networking at a minimum monthly. In addition, the staff keeps students informed about the events and they are responsive to suggestions.

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Courses that focus on class participation would have been more effective with small class sizes. While a larger group of students offers a greater variety of backgrounds and perspectives, in some classes students are competing to get called on to make remarks. I would increase the number of class sections in marketing, leadership, and strategy courses to remedy this.

The main business classroom building is great, but the area around it closes too early for evening MBA students. As downtown develops, I expect more restaurants and businesses to stay open later so students can have access to more services before and after class. The College should partner with local police and downtown neighborhood associations to improve safety, cleanliness, and lighting around the business school.