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2014 Shared Curriculum

and Governance Study

Summary Report

2014 Shared Curriculum

and Governance Study

Summary Report

Shared Curriculum and Governance

Summary Report

February, 2015

Shared Curriculum and Governance

Summary Report

February, 2015

2014 MBAR Shared Curriculum Content & Governance Study

Proprietary & Confidential

Table of Contents

2

About the Study……………………………………………….3

Purpose and Key Findings………………………………..5

Portfolio Composition……………………………………..6

Shared Curriculum……………….…………………………10

Governance…………………………………………………….13

About the MBA Roundtable…………………………….16



About the Study

3

The questionnaire, designed by the

MBA Roundtable, was administered by

Percept Research via web survey in

October, 2014.

Percept tabulated the results and

prepared the graphics.

The MBA Roundtable extends sincere appreciation to our

member schools for their sponsorship of this survey.

Survey Design and Administration

Sponsors



About the Respondents

4

Completed

Surveys

Invitations

Sent

Response

Rate

Total 219 5,212 4.2%

N=219



Purpose and Key Findings

In Fall 2014, the MBA Roundtable conducted a study on Shared Curriculum and

Governance with 219 respondent business schools from North America, Europe

and Asia.

The purpose of the study was to better understand the extent to which MBA

core courses are the same or different in other MBA and MS offerings within the

business school portfolio and the level at which curricular decisions are made in

the school.

Portfolio Composition

• Part Time MBA is the most common offering in the portfolio

• Full Time MBA designated by most as the flagship program

• Schools that offer a one year MBA or a Part Time MBA are twice as likely to

also offer an MS Management degree

• MS Analytics mentioned as the most common “other” MS offering

Shared Curriculum

• Full Time, Part Time, and Online MBA are very similar to each other

• Executive MBA Programs are different from other MBA offerings

• Specialized Masters have the least in common with the MBA

Governance

Primary roles vary by program type

• Full and Part Time MBA: Faculty Curricular Committees

• Executive MBA: Associate Dean

Purpose

5




6

Most Commonly Offered Program

The Part Time MBA most common offering in participant school’s

portfolio.




7

Flagship Program

The Full Time MBA was designated most often as the flagship,

the most prominent or primary program in the school portfolio of

graduate management programs.




MBA and Specialized Masters Offerings

Participant business schools that offered a one year Full Time MBA were twice

as likely to also offer a MS Management degree compared to a school that

offered a two year Full Time MBA.

Participant business schools that offered a Cohort|Lockstep Part Time MBA

were more than twice as likely to also offer a MS Management degree

compared to a school that offered a self-paced Part Time MBA.

8




12

9 9

5

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

Analytics MIS Tax Health Care

Analytics MIS Tax Health Care

Other MS Programs

MS Analytics is the most frequently identified MS “other” program

9

Write In Identification of Other MS Programs

N = 66



Shared Curriculum

10

Accounting Economics

Finance

MBA: Full, Part Time, and Online MBA most similar to Flagship MBA

Executive MBA most different from Flagship and other MBA

1 = No Difference

2 = Similar

3 = Different

Legend

1.3 1.42.0

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

Part-timeMBA

Online MBA ExecutiveMBA

1.3 1.52.0

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

Part-timeMBA


Management

Marketing Statistics/Quantitative

Methods

Strategy

1.3 1.41.9

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

Part-timeMBA


1.4 1.52.0

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

Part-timeMBA


1.3 1.52.0

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

Part-timeMBA


1.4 1.52.1

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

Part-timeMBA


1.3 1.41.9

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

Part-timeMBA




Shared Curriculum

1 = No Difference

2 = Similar

3 = Different

Legend

Accounting

Economics

Finance

MS Programs: More different than similar to Flagship MBA

2.72.3

2.6 2.72.3

2.9

1.72.0

1.0 1.0

2.3

3.0

2.5

3.0 3.02.9 2.83.0 3.0 3.0

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

MSAccounting

MSFinance

MSManagement

MSMarketing

MSOperations /Supply Chain

2.5 2.4 2.52.3 2.4

2.21.8

1.5

1.0 1.0

2.0 2.0

2.5

3.0 3.02.8

2.42.8 2.7

2.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

MSAccounting

MSFinance

MSManagement

MSMarketing


2.62.4 2.5 2.6

2.42.2

2.6

2.2

1.0 1.0

2.3

3.02.7

3.0 3.0

2.62.3

2.8 2.72.5

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

MSAccounting

MSFinance

MSManagement

MSMarketing




Shared Curriculum

1 = No Difference

2 = Similar

3 = Different

Legend

Management

Marketing

Statistics/

Quantitative

Methods

Strategy

MS Programs: More different than similar to Flagship MBA

2.5 2.72.1

2.9 3.0

2.01.5

2.1

1.0 1.0

2.2

3.0

1.7

3.0 3.02.5

3.02.6

3.0

2.3

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

MSAccounting

MSFinance

MSManagement

MSMarketing


2.5 2.6 2.4 2.32.9

2.32.0 1.8 1.8

1.0

2.2

3.0

2.0

3.0 3.02.8 3.0 3.02.6

3.0

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

MSAccounting

MSFinance

MSManagement

MSMarketing


2.5 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.52.31.9

2.6

1.41.7

2.3

3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

2.22.6

3.0 2.8 2.7

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

MSAccounting

MSFinance

MSManagement

MSMarketing


2.5 2.5 2.42.7 2.8

2.42.8

2.5 2.73.0

2.2

3.0

2.3

3.0 3.02.8 3.02.6 2.8 2.7

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

MSAccounting

MSFinance

MSManagement

MSMarketing




Governance

13

MBA: Curricular Decisions

School-level committee: Most likely to have responsibility across all MBA

Assistant / Associate Academic Dean: Likely to have responsibility for EMBA

0.0%

5.0%

14.9%

17.8%

26.7%

50.5%

54.5%

2.7%

4.0%

8.0%

24.0%

34.7%

37.3%

54.7%

1.2%

4.1%

10.1%

21.3%

29.0%

43.8%

60.4%

0.7%

3.5%

8.5%

20.6%

30.5%

47.5%

56.7%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Don't know

No one person or group

Assistant/Associate Dean(Administrative)

Departmental Chair

Dean

Assistant/Associate Dean (Academic)

Business School-level Committee

Full-time MBA (N=141) Part-time MBA (N=169)

Online MBA (N=75) Executive MBA (N=101)

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