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An approach for developing an MBA curriculum to meet the career objectives of MBA students with engineering/science background

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  • Vandana Mangal
  • Guillaume Roels
  • Byung-Gak Son
  • Christopher S. Tang

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As more students with engineering background take management responsibilities in corporations, there is a need to develop a special track within the MBA programmes to help them bridge the gap between their engineering background and their required management skills. In this paper, we present a two-step approach for developing a special track in an MBA programme to help students with engineering/science background achieve their career goals. Our approach essentially relies on a dual study of the job market for engineers with an MBA degree so as to design a curriculum (courses, workshops, extracurricular activities) that best matches the supply and the demand on that market. We illustrate the proposed approach with the development of a specific track for students with an engineering/science background within the MBA programme at UCLA Anderson School of Management.

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  • Vandana Mangal & Guillaume Roels & Byung-Gak Son & Christopher S. Tang, 2010. "An approach for developing an MBA curriculum to meet the career objectives of MBA students with engineering/science background," International Journal of Engineering Management and Economics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 1(2/3), pages 103-144.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijemec:v:1:y:2010:i:2/3:p:103-144
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