Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Integrative week soon!

Ted Rogers School of Management has something unique called as Integrative week. This term (Fall 2010), we have the integration week in the 4th week of October.

This is supposed to an intense week of activity where students in the program are grouped together based on diversity and are supposed to work in teams of 6 people. They are given assignments like Case Competitions based on international scenarios. And the teams are supposed to come up with solutions based on knowledge of Strategy, Business Law, Ethics, Marketing, Human Resources, Accounting and perhaps Finance - knowledge gained from the first term.

I hope it is going to be as much fun as it is supposed to be intensive! Will blog about it once it is over!

Sample of workload in first term of the MBA program at TRSM, Ryerson U

Strategy:
Study before class
Discussion in class (20% marks for participation)
Presentation - Case study every week
Group assignment - 1 per term
Report submission for assignment

Accounting:
Study before class
Participation in class
Regular Lyryx practice exams
Group assignment - 1 per term
Report submission for assignment

Business Law:
Study before class
Discussion - Participate in class (10% marks)
Assignments every week (APA format submission 3 pages)

Marketing:
Study before class
Weekly blog submission online in advance of the class on the topic for next class
Discussion in class (10% marks for participation)
Assignments every week (5 page APA format submission on different topics)
Group assignment - 1 per term
Report submission for assignment

HR:
Study before class
Weekly question submission in advance of the class on the topic for next class
Discussion in class (10% marks for participation)
Group assignment - 1 per term
Report submission for assignment

+ Integrative week
+ Preparation for the MBA games
+ Seminars, presentations, info sessions, guest lectures, job fairs, career counselling etc

All this is apart from the Mid term and the final exams. So, if someone tells me that TRSM is not intensive enough, he or she deserves a kick on the butt :)