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Business, engineering form
technical program
By Rachael Conley
Assistant
Campus Editor
Two non-degree "mini-MBA" programs will offer a
chance for technically educated students at Purdue to gain the insight
they need to enter the business world.
The programs started as a collaboration between
the Krannert School of Management and the Schools of Engineering in
an effort to help doctoral students aspiring to go into industry gain
education comparable to Krannert's MBA degree program.
"They're non-degree concentrated versions of the
same type of courses people get in a MBA degree program," said Michael
Sheahan, associate director of Krannert's executive education programs.
"It gives them the ability to look at what they
do in a technical area and apply it to the world of business," he said.
In the past, the program was offered only to doctoral
students at Purdue, Sheahan said, but now it's attracting industry people
as well.
The two programs, Engineering Management and Applied
Management Principles, are one- and two-week programs, respectively,
and involve roughly 40 hours of class work, said Sheahan.
The Engineering Management program involves 16
courses, out of which four can be chosen to best meet the students'
needs, he said.
The program changes every year to incorporate new
courses, said Sheahan. This year the new courses will include Information
Security, International Human Resource Management and Business Writing
for Engineering.
Pauline Shen, the development director of the School
of Science, has watched some of the classes take place and said she
feels they are good for the students.
"The students really enjoy it; they ask great questions,"
Shen said.
Many of the students join the program because they
have visions of starting their own businesses, said Shen. The students
learn a lot about stock, private companies, venture capital and the
ways to find income for starting a company.
"Starting a company takes more than just a great
idea," said Shen. "This program really gives them a flavor of something
they've never seen before or heard about. It's just a really nice overall
introduction to the area."
The Engineering Management Program costs $2,595
and the Applied Management Principles, which is open to doctoral students,
costs $5,190; both prices include lodging.
For more information on the Engineering Management
Program, visit www2.mgmt.purdue.edu/info/non-degree/em. For the Applied
Management Principles, visit www2.mgmt.purdue.edu/info/non-degree/amp.
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