Information Session

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Executive MBA
Fall 2009 Entry

• Information Session

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Kenneth Levene Graduate School of Business
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New Facilities
Administrative offices, faculty offices and case
teaching rooms of the Faculty of Business
Administration are located on the 5th and 6th
floors of the Education Building
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Executive Technology Room
Executive Tech Room (back)
Executive Tech Room (front)
The Executive Technology Room located on the 5th
floor is a high-tech instruction space used for
executive education (MBA / MHRM and business
professionals)
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Teaching Lab and Case Room
Case Teaching Room
Accounting/Finance Teaching Lab
Located on the 5th floor, the Accounting and
Finance teaching lab is a 30-station computer lab
designed for computer supported instruction. The
picture on the right is one of the large case
teaching rooms located on the 6thfloor
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Graduate Student Area
Graduate Student Study Area
Graduate Student Lounge
Located on the 5th floor, this space provides
meeting and study space for graduate students
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Graduate Program Staff
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois Director Assoc. Dean
Bonnie Dobson Graduate Advisor
Rhoda Ferner Administrative Support
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Faculty Team

• Outstanding team of experienced professors
• Balancing theory and practice
• Award winning teachers
• Accessible and approachable

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Faculty Team

• Covering marketing, finance, accounting,
  strategy, organizational behaviour, international
  business,, entrepreneurship, human resource
  management,, management accounting, industrial
  relations,

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Faculty Team

• Faculty provides active management consultancies
  to the public and private sectors
• Case teaching with direct linkage to
  organizational practice
• Leading edge material

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Executive MBA program is.

• Career-Based
• Offered on alternate Fridays and Saturdays
• Take 4 courses at a time
• Three 1-week block courses
• August 2009 and June 2010
• April 2010 (International Study Tour)
• Final Research Paper
• Completion in 18 months

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The EMBA challenge

• Requires excellent time-management skills
• Requires discipline and commitment
• Employer support is essential
• Provides a strong signal to your employer

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Admission Requirements

• 5 years management experience
• Undergraduate degree preferred (but not
  essential)
• Require minimum 7 years of management experience
  without undergraduate degree
• Two letters of reference from managers/supervisors
  

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Course Offerings

• Late August 2009 (One week)
• EMBA 800 Management as a System (3)
• Fall 2009
• EMBA 855 Business Research Methods (2)
• EMBA 810 Management and Organizational Behaviour
  (2)
• EMBA 840 Accounting for Managers (2)
• EMBA 820 Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (2)
• Winter 2010
• EMBA 830 Human Resource Management (2)
• EMBA 835 Marketing for Managers (2)
• EMBA 845 Finance for Managers (2)
• EMBA 825 Change Management (2)

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Course Offerings (contd)

• April 2010 One week
• International Study Course
• Early June 2010 One week
• EMBA 805 Perspectives on Leadership (3)
• Fall 2010
• EMBA 850 Information Tech E-Commerce Strategy
  (2)
• EMBA 816 Production Operations Management (2)
• EMBA 860 Business, Government, and Society (2)
• EMBA 865 Strategy (2)
• Winter 2011 Capstone Project
• EMBA 900 Research Paper (3)

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Weekend Workshops - 2009
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August 2009 One Week
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Fall 2009 Class Dates
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Fall 2009 Typical Class Day
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Winter 2010 Class Dates
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Winter 2010 Typical Class Day
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April 2010 International Study

• EMBA 870 International Study Tour
• Gain global business experience through
  international travel

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June 2010 One Week
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Fall 2010 Class Dates
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Fall 2010 Typical Class Day
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Winter 2011 (or Summer 2010)
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Budgeting Your Time

• Expect to spend
• 8 hrs/wk in class
• 16-24 hrs/wk doing homework reading
• Employer support is important
• 1/3 of current students are fully paid
• 1/3 of current students share costs/time
• 1/3 of current students pay on their own

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Cost

• Tuition fees - one of the best values in Canada
• Cost is 29,000 payable in 3 installments
• 10,000 in Sept. 2008
• 10,000 in January 2009
• 9,000 in Sept. 2009
• Cost is very reasonable compared to other
  Executive MBA programs (see next slide)

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EMBA Fee Comparisons
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Did you know

• Full-time students can withdraw up to 10,000 per
  year from RRSP without being taxed
• Full-time means minimum 6 credit hours per
  semester
• Max. 20,000 over a 4-year period
• Repayable to the RRSP in equal instalments over a
  10-year period
• Check with your financial institution for details

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To Apply, submit these items

• Application Checklist
• Application Form
• Resumé
• Personal Statement
• 2 Confidential recommendation forms
• from professors or supervisors/managers
• Official transcript(s) in original sealed
  envelopes
• University/college transcripts from all
  institutions attended

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Questions