THREE YEAR ACADEMIC CALENDAR (DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE) MBA Program FALL 1997 SPRING 1998 SUMMER 1998 SESSIONS SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3 Full Time September 2 - December 22 January 20 - May 13 (7weeks) (7weeks) (14 weeks) Part Time September 8 - December 18 January 26 - May 7 May 18-July 2 July 6-August 20 May 18-August 20 FALL 1998 SPRING 1999 SUMMER 1999 SESSIONS SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3 Full Time September 1 - December 22 January 19 - May 12 (7weeks) (7weeks) (14 weeks) Part Time September 8 - December 17 January 25 - May 6 May 17-July 1 July 5-August 19 May 17-August 19 FALL 1999 SPRING 2000 SUMMER 2000 SESSIONS SESSION 1 SESSION 2 SESSION 3 Full Time September 1 - December 22 January 18 - May 12 (7weeks) (7weeks) (14 weeks) Part Time September 8 - December 22 January 25 - May 8 May 15-June 30 July 3-August 18 May 15-August 18 MBA in Professional Accounting Program SUMMER 1998 SESSIONS FALL 1997 SPRING 1998 Continuing Students New Students September 8 - December 12 February 9 - May 8 May 18 - July 1 May 26 - August 14 SUMMER 1999 SESSIONS FALL 1998 SPRING 1999 Continuing Students New Students September 8 - December 11 February 10 - May 9 May 17 - July 30 June 1 - August 10 SUMMER 2000 SESSIONS FALL 1999 SPRING 2000 Continuing Students New Students September 13 - December 17 February 7 - May 5 May 15- July May 23 - August 18 *For Executive MBA and other degree programs, please refer to the program descriptions and/ or call the department for information regarding their academic calendars. It is the policy of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey to make the benefits and services of its educational programs available to students without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex (except for Douglass College, which is entitled by law to remain a single-sex institution), sexual orientation, handicap, marital status, or veteran status. MISSION Rutgers Graduate School of Management, along with the undergraduate School of Manage- STATEMENT FOR ment-Newark, and School of Business-New Brunswick, constitute the Faculty of Manage- RUTGERS FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT ment, which has adopted the following three-part mission statement: ○○○○ ○○○○○○○○ 1. We are a teaching institution at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. We prepare students to encounter professional challenges, instilling in them the desire for life-long learning, and the critical thinking and versatility needed to prevail in the global marketplace. 2. We are a research institution dedicated to advancing the theory, analysis and practice of management. We employ the rigor of the scientific method to develop theoretical and empirical insights into financial and managerial processes and strive to communicate our discoveries to our peers through the most prestigious publication outlets in our fields. 3. We are a service institution. We never lose sight of our role within the State of New Jersey: to be a visible force for economic change and development and a facilitator of managerial and business processes. We are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in New Jersey and beyond. As an institution offering a full spectrum of MBA and joint masters programs at multiple locations throughout the state, our ties to the business community both enhance our academic rigor and provide students with access to achieving their career objectives. As an urban undergraduate institution, we attract a multicultural, diverse populations of frequently first-generation students. Nonetheless, as a Ph.D.-granting center, our research faculty must serve as role models and mentors in the painstaking process of nurturing the next generation of scholars. Consequently, the faculty must possess a portfolio of qualities that, in its entirety, provides balance and symetry to accomplish this tripartite mission. Rutgers Faculty of Management Rosa Oppenheim, Acting Dean This catalog is prepared by the Rutgers Graduate School of Management Office of Communications Management Education Center, Room 330 81 New Street, Newark, NJ 07102 [email protected] [email protected] Management Education Center Rutgers Newark Campus Janice H. Levin Building Rutgers Livingston Campus TABLE OF Three Year Academic Calendar ........................................................................................................... inside front cover CONTENTS Degree Programs ................................................................................................................................. 4 MBA (Full Time Program) ................................................................................................. 4 ○○○○ ○○○○○○○○ MBA (Part Time Program) ................................................................................................. 6 Other Degree Programs ...................................................................................................... 10 Registration .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Grading ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Diploma Application ........................................................................................................................... 15 Tuition and Fees .................................................................................................................................. 16 Payment of Term Bills ........................................................................................................................ 17 Financial Aid ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Awards for Graduating Students ........................................................................................................ 20 Conduct and Discipline ...................................................................................................................... 21 Course Listings by Department .......................................................................................................... 24 Accounting and Information Systems ................................................................................. 22 Finance and Economics ...................................................................................................... 29 International Business/Business Environment ..................................................................... 33 Management Science and Information Systems .................................................................. 36 Marketing ........................................................................................................................... 39 Organization Management ................................................................................................. 41 Special Courses ................................................................................................................... 45 Faculty Listing/Directory .................................................................................................................... 46 School Administration/Directory ....................................................................................................... 65 Dean’s Office ...................................................................................................................... 65 Admissions .......................................................................................................................... 65 Career Services .................................................................................................................... 66 Student Services .................................................................................................................. 67 Graduate Academic Programs ............................................................................................. 67 Department Secretaries ....................................................................................................... 68 Continuing Education ......................................................................................................................... 69 Outreach Centers ................................................................................................................................. 69 NJSBDC ............................................................................................................................. 69 RUTAP ............................................................................................................................... 69 RIMIC ................................................................................................................................ 69 Research Centers .................................................................................................................................. 69 Center for Entrepreneurial Management ............................................................................ 70 Center for Information Management, Integration and Connectivity .................................. 70 Center for Middle East/North Africa Studies ...................................................................... 70 Center for Research in Regulated Industries ....................................................................... 70 CIBER ...............................................................................................................................