A new class on web-based information resources
I spent much of the end of January and beginning of February designing a new class that I am going to teach in Fall 2007. This course is BIT330, Web-based information resources. All of what I currently...
View ArticleWinter break
I don't normally go on the road during winter break — too much to do. But this year is different. I'm taking my oldest daughter to Lakeland, FL to watch Detroit Tigers' spring training for a few days....
View ArticleBusinessWeek ranks us #5
The BusinessWeek undergraduate business rankings came out today. We moved up to #5 this year from last year’s #6. It is quite an honor to be ranked as high as this among this group of top notch...
View ArticleWork load
In BusinessWeek’s recent ranking of undergraduate business programs, they reported that Ross School students report that they put in more hours per week studying than students at other schools. I...
View ArticleCompetition for preferred admit program
We are extremely blessed here at the Ross School. Through a combination of factors, there is a great competition for the slots in the preferred admit program by which high school seniors can gain...
View ArticlePurpose of having freshman and sophomore admissions
The Ross School has two paths by which students can gain admission to the program. The first is the “preferred admit” program for high school seniors and the second is the standard program for college...
View ArticleInterest in the 3-year program
This last weekend was the deadline for applying to the 3-year admissions cycle of the BBA Program. Again, we are quite blessed with the interest that students express in the program. Nearly 900...
View ArticleRepresenting the BBA Program
When you’re meeting people, you may not realize it but you represent groups that you’re affiliated with. The other day this point was made to me when I received a very nice email from the Dean’s...
View ArticleCohorts or not?
At the Ross BBA Program we currently cohort our students; that is, we assign students to specific sections across several different classes. Cohorts provide the benefit of giving the student a set of...
View ArticleClass size for BBA Program
Over the last five years or so, the BBA Program has had about 350-360 students graduate per senior class. We had never before had such a large graduating class. Given the high yield rate of students...
View ArticleStressed, happy, and sad
No exciting news here today, just a bit of reflection. It is such a stressful time of the year for everyone: students taking exams and worrying about their grades, faculty grading term projects and...
View ArticleHaving flexible course registration along with cohorts
In a previous post I discussed the complex relationship between the decision of whether or not to have cohorts and the ability of students to have a flexible course registration process. Here at Ross...
View ArticleTrying to describe the Ross & UM experience
One of the more difficult tasks that I have as BBA Program Director is to answer the question “What is it about Ross & UM that makes it so special that I (or ‘my son’ or ‘my daughter’ or...) should...
View ArticleTonight’s graduation ceremony was a good one
The graduation ceremony for the BBA class of 2007 (and other programs) was tonight. It was actually a fairly nice program. Steve Case, formerly of AOL Time Warner, was the main speaker. He made four...
View ArticleWhat classes you should take
Students frequently ask what classes they should take. “What are the best classes?” This is a both an easy and difficult question to answer.Take as many classes as you can that you are interested in....
View ArticlePreferred admit activities
My attitude to the preferred admit (PA) program might surprise some people. (And I’m writing about it here so that incoming students don’t end up being surprised.) My goal for the PA students is that...
View ArticleSpecific dual majors and minors
I have previously written about Ross’s support for dual majors and minors (in other disciplines); read this post for a better idea of what I think about this. However, I haven’t ever listed the wide...
View ArticleIf you did not get into Ross as a Preferred Admit
If you did not get into Ross as a Preferred Admit, don’t fret and don’t frown. We admitted less than 10% of the applicants to the program. (I would have been a borderline case for admissions; I have...
View ArticleThe concept of an MBA feeder school
I have heard several discussions recently about the attractiveness of schools, and in rating a school higher because it is an “MBA feeder” school. The way that the rankings usually have it is that a...
View ArticleHow to find good classes and professors
Recently a student asked me what resources are available to him to find good classes and good professors. I asked my advisors, who in turn asked some students, and got a variety of answers. I have...
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