2014 Shared Curriculum and Governance Study Summary Report. Shared Curriculum and Governance. Summary Report

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1 2014 Shared Curriculum and Governance Study Summary Report Shared Curriculum and Governance Summary Report February, 2015

2 Table of Contents About the Study.3 Purpose and Key Findings..5 Portfolio Composition..6 Shared Curriculum. 10 Governance.13 About the Roundtable R Shared Curriculum Content & Governance Study 2

3 About the Study Survey Design and Administration The questionnaire, designed by the Roundtable, was administered by Percept Research via web survey in October, Percept tabulated the results and prepared the graphics. Sponsors The Roundtable extends sincere appreciation to our member schools for their sponsorship of this survey R Shared Curriculum Content & Governance Study 3

4 About the Respondents N=219 Completed Surveys Invitations Sent Response Rate Total 219 5, % 2014 R Shared Curriculum Content & Governance Study 4

5 Purpose and Key Findings Purpose In Fall 2014, the 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 core courses are the same or different in other and offerings within the business school portfolio and the level at which curricular decisions are made in the school. Portfolio Composition Part Time is the most common offering in the portfolio Full Time designated by most as the flagship program Schools that offer a one year or a Part Time are twice as likely to also offer an degree Analytics mentioned as the most common other offering Shared Curriculum Full Time, Part Time, and Online are very similar to each other Executive Programs are different from other offerings Specialized Masters have the least in common with the Governance Primary roles vary by program type Full and Part Time : Faculty Curricular Committees Executive : Associate Dean 2014 R Shared Curriculum Content & Governance Study 5

6 Portfolio Composition Most Commonly Offered Program The Part Time most common offering in participant school s portfolio R Shared Curriculum Content & Governance Study 6

7 Portfolio Composition Flagship Program The Full Time was designated most often as the flagship, the most prominent or primary program in the school portfolio of graduate management programs R Shared Curriculum Content & Governance Study 7

8 Portfolio Composition and Specialized Masters Offerings Participant business schools that offered a one year Full Time were twice as likely to also offer a degree compared to a school that offered a two year Full Time. Participant business schools that offered a Cohort Lockstep Part Time were more than twice as likely to also offer a degree compared to a school that offered a self-paced Part Time R Shared Curriculum Content & Governance Study 8

9 Portfolio Composition Other Programs Analytics is the most frequently identified other program Analytics MIS Tax Health Care Analytics MIS Tax Health Care Write In Identification of Other Programs N = R Shared Curriculum Content & Governance Study 9

10 Shared Curriculum : Full, Part Time, and Online most similar to Flagship Executive most different from Flagship and other Economics Part-time Online Executive Part-time Online Executive Part-time Online Executive Part-time Online Executive Statistics/Quantitative Methods Legend Part-time 1 = No Difference 2 = Similar 3 = Different Online Executive Strategy Part-time Part-time 1.9 Online Executive Online Executive 2014 R Shared Curriculum Content & Governance Study 10

11 Shared Curriculum Programs: More different than similar to Flagship Operations / Supply Chain Economics Legend = No Difference 2 = Similar 3 = Different Operations / Supply Chain Operations / Supply Chain 2014 R Shared Curriculum Content & Governance Study

12 Shared Curriculum Programs: More different than similar to Flagship Legend Statistics/ Quantitative Methods Strategy 1 = No Difference 2 = Similar 3 = Different Operations / Supply Chain Operations / Supply Chain Operations / Supply Chain Operations / Supply Chain 2014 R Shared Curriculum Content & Governance Study

13 Governance : Curricular Decisions School-level committee: Most likely to have responsibility across all Assistant / Associate Academic Dean: Likely to have responsibility for E Business School-level Committee Assistant/Associate Dean (Academic) Dean Departmental Chair Assistant/Associate Dean (Administrative) No one person or group Don't know 56.7% 60.4% 54.7% 54.5% 47.5% 43.8% 37.3% 50.5% 30.5% 29.0% 34.7% 26.7% 20.6% 21.3% 24.0% 17.8% 8.5% 10.1% 8.0% 14.9% 3.5% 4.1% 4.0% 5.0% 0.7% 1.2% 2.7% % 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Full-time (N=141) Online (N=75) Part-time (N=169) Executive (N=101) 2014 R Shared Curriculum Content & Governance Study 13

14 Information Ideas Insights Inspiration The Roundtable is a global association of business schools whose mission is to advance graduate management education through curricular and program innovation. We inform, inspire, and impact the practice of management by collaborating with our members schools and colleagues in the graduate management community to create: Forums and dialogue that challenge, debate, and shape the future of the degree and its curricular and cocurricular content, design, pedagogy and delivery Knowledge and resources that equip business school deans, faculty and administrators to lead change and innovation in their school. For further information about the benefits of Roundtable membership, please visit our website.