UCLA EMBA 2010录取信息

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Program Basics

UCLA Anderson Executive MBA UCLA Anderson School of Management 110 Westwood Plaza Suite A101f Los Angeles, 90095, California United States Status:
• Public
• Length of program (months): 22
Classes meet:
• • Alternate weekends
  • Occasional week-long sessions
Tuition and fees for entire EMBA program:
Resident: $108,240.00
• Non Resident: $108,240.00
• Graduate business school is accredited by:
  • • Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

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We had very strong instructors. They definitely all had impressive credentials. My only comment is that overall the professors were a touch too academic and lacking in current real world experience. This isn't true for all, but for a few.

The school is very good at taking care of our day-to-day needs. Logistically there is not much left for us to do, since the program knows we are very busy with work, school, and family. There's always decent coffee or a bagel or fresh fruit easily accessible. Meals are provided. It's pretty much a turnkey program (in that you just need to show up and learn). UCLA's on campus housing is not exactly the Ritz, so improvements to that (which I believe are out of the control of the business school) would be great. The accommodations are not bad, just most executives at this level are used to better.

I'm the type of person who actively participates in class, asking and answering questions. But not all are like me. Although the program does use the Socratic method, I think more "cold calling" on students could have enhanced the program.

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The SMR (Strategic Management Research) project was the highlight of the program. This was our master's thesis where we worked as consultants for a real company working on a real business problem. It gave everyone the ability to apply what he learned in business school to real corporate problems.

Coming from a science and engineering background, I found all the material to be foreign. I felt that I learned important information in each class I attended. However, the greatest take away from the program is the incredible Anderson network of high quality people.

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More focus on career services would be incredibly beneficial. Having made a career change mid-way through the program, I would have appreciated guidance on how to make that change.

Many professors drew on recent research and consulting work for class discussions, including anecdotes about important business leaders such as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, etc. Most professors were very interested in students' experiences and bringing those into class discussion as well. Professors generated excitement with class competitions and group assignments that were extremely engaging. The only weakness in the instruction was in the case of professors teaching quantitative skills too quickly, but it is clearly hard to find the right balance of speed and depth for EMBA students who don't have the time to practice analysis and modeling as much as full-time students.

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The program was great and has helped me become a better manager and leader. It has given me the right analytical, functional, and strategic knowledge to take on higher roles. I really can't find faults with the program, but if I had to nitpick, a majority of the students were from the West Coast, and it would be great if we could get more East Coast-based students.

More guest speakers from relevant industries and job functions would have definitely improved the classroom experience.

Our instructors had a deep understanding of their field with many years of experience not only in academia but also in the field. This enabled them to distill the core knowledge to us in a concise way and also tie it into the real world.

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I think this and all EMBA programs could do more to market the value of the executive program structure to the general business community. I spent a lot of time in interviews explaining to people what the EMBA program was and how it was structured, and explaining how this was not much like an online program such as University of Phoenix.

The international programs added this year were incredible experiences, and I attended three (Dubai, Chile and China). I think [administrators] should continue adding locations. Also, I loved the Mediasite and the convenience of being able to watch a class online if I had to miss one on a rare occasion.

The classroom experience was actually very good. The amphitheater-style seating and A/V equipment were great. But it would have been good if there was no Internet connection during lectures.

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Those who were full-time professors were well published and generally top experts in their field and credible beyond reproach. Those who were active in industry and teach in addition were also very impressive - having tremendous careers and lecturing on their functional area of expertise. The instructors were mostly great professional speakers, dynamic and engaging. The weakness, which is probably typical for any EMBA instructors who also teach full-time students, was the times when the assigned work was too rigorous for the work and family commitments of the class and actually got in the way of maximizing the learning.

More time for social interaction with classmates would have improved the experience. I would guess five years from now I will be in touch with my classmates and building on relationships started in the EMBA program, but the details of many of the class lectures will not be employed in my day-to-day work functions.

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Some field visits to certain companies/factories could probably make the topic more real, but I can see it could prove to be a real logistics challenge, specailly in the EMBA format.

UCLA Anderson's Strategic Management Research is an excellent hands-on program that has students developing a full-blown business plan, which is not easy, but is a great learning experience. The International Exchange program (in addition to our week-long International Seminar in China) is relatively new, but it's such a wonderful opportunity to learn about other countries' business environments. Various classmates went to Chile, London, Paris, Milan, India, etc. for a week. Much of the prep work was completed in the U.S. to save precious time overseas for company visits, etc. UCLA Anderson has done a great job at coordinating the exchange program. A significant percentage of the class took advantage of these classes to learn more about business in other countries.

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Since most class sessions are recorded, having sessions to provide feedback on presentation skills will be very valuable. The school is already taking steps to implement this for the 2010 class based on our feedback.

I did get a salary increase during the program and a promotion recently. However, this was based on my accomplishments at work and not directly attributed to my MBA. However, with the MBA, I now feel that I have opportunities to move more into a business-oriented role (which was one of my key reasons for the MBA), and it will help subsequent growth promotions (assuming that I perform at a high level).

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UCLA Anderson has a great faculty, curriculum, and support system in place for EMBA programs. [Administrators] are very cognizant of the fact that everyone in the class is very busy, and they go out of their way to make sure we optimize our time in school. We do the same core courses as the full-time program, and the key difference between the full-time and EMBA program at UCLA is the number of electives since the EMBA is more geared toward general management, unlike a particular area of specialization like in the full-time program. However, the EMBA program at UCLA does provide students the opportunity to take more electives, as part of the FEMBA program, and participate in international exchange. Our class has the choice of ISB-Hyderabad, London School of Business, Bocconi, and HEC-Paris.