Executive MBA Brochure 2017 - University of Idaho

Meet your new dream team.

In Coeur d’Alene.

www.uidaho.edu/EMBA

“The Idaho Executive MBA Program helped me develop a strategic perspective and sophisticated knowledge. I have the skills to evaluate the dynamic healthcare industry and the financial impacts on physical medicine and rehabilitation. I use my new leadership skills to better serve our patients, community, and region.”

Nancy Webster, Hospital Administrator/COO, St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Instititute

The Idaho Difference

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articipants in the Idaho Executive MBA Program engage in a transformative experience as they examine today’s fast-evolving business environment. The unique, strategically integrated curriculum

provides management leaders with the skills they need to take their career and organization to the next level of performance. The Idaho EMBA delivers the rigor and depth of a traditional MBA program with the flexible schedule of an executive program.

Strategic Leadership for a Changing World Success in today’s global, technologically driven economy hinges on managers’ ability to understand and make connections across diverse constituencies including employees, shareholders, competitors, and governments.

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Bridge the gap between academic training and workplace practice.

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Understand and make connections across diverse stakeholders.

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Create innovative strategies and tactics to manage and transform organizations.

“The University of Idaho Executive MBA experience was thoroughly engaging from day one to graduation. The diverse curriculum provided me with valuable tools to make highly informed and data-driven leadership decisions within my organization.”

Jynelle Mellen, Compensation, AA/EEO & HR Information Systems Manager, Cambia Health Solutions

“My business has grown at a pace that is a direct result of the practical insights and ideas for action I am taking away from the Idaho Executive MBA Program.�

Michelle Wier, CMPE, President, V2V Management Solutions

Building a Sustainable Advantage Participants prepare for future leadership roles by •

Developing a strategic perspective while building leadership skills for career growth.

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Taking best practices back to work and applying them immediately.

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Solving organizational challenges while completing an advanced degree.

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Earning a Master in Business Administration degree in 22 months while continuing to work full time.

Organizations reap all the benefits through •

A fast track to improved job and organization performance.

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Attraction and retention of high-potential employees.

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New ideas, best practices, and cutting-edge processes and knowledge.

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A transformational investment in your most valuable team members.

“Participating in the Idaho Executive MBA Program is a transformative experience.

The stimulating collaborative learning environment encourages participants to build professional networks for exchanging ideas, perspectives, and best practices.”

Dr. Christine Meyer, Director of Education, Coeur d’Alene Tribe

Strategically I Integrated Curriculum

daho’s deftly integrated curriculum provides a comprehensive context for participants as they develop a

framework to examine the complex leadership challenges and opportunities of today’s—and tomorrow’s—business world. This empowering learning environment expands as each course session builds greater perspective.

FRAMING OPPORTUNITIES |

INTEGRATING for ACTION

SEMESTER 1

EMBA 509 Team Building and Group Dynamics EMBA 512 The External Context of Business EMBA 514 Financial Reporting and Financial Management EMBA 516 Strategic Business Communication EMBA 517 Ethical Leadership SEMESTER INTEGRATION: Valuing Business

SEMESTER 4

EMBA 531 Mass Media and Crisis Communication

SEMESTER INTEGRATION: Customized Strategic Analysis

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EMBA 546 Managing for Your Future

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EMBA 545 Integrative Business Analysis II

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EMBA 542 Negotiation and Conflict Management

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EMBA 522 Marketing Management and Innovation

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EMBA 525 Managing Relationships to Influence Behavior

OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE |

EMBA 524 Strategic Cost and Process Management EMBA 534 Managing and Leading Change

SEMESTER INTEGRATION: Process Improvement

SEMESTER 3

EMBA 533 Lean Start up and Product Launch EMBA 535 Decision Analysis EMBA 543 Assessing to Improve Firm Performance EMBA 545 Integrative Business Analysis I SEMESTER INTEGRATION: Customized Strategic Analysis

Top-Tier Faculty

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daho Executive MBA faculty leaders are experts at team teaching and learning.

Their commitment ensures a leading-edge and academically challenging learning experience for each participant.

Jeffrey Bailey, Management and Human Resources PhD, University of Akron

Annette Folwell, Psychology and Communications PhD, University of Oklahoma

Lori Baker-Eveleth, Information Systems PhD, Washington State University

Terrance Grieb, Finance PhD, University of Cincinnati

Patrick Costello, Negotiation JD, Boston University

Marla Kraut, Accounting PhD, University of Arizona

Raymond Dacey, Statistics and International Finance PhD, Purdue University

John Lawrence, Operations Management PhD, Pennsylvania State University

Daniel Eveleth, Management and Human Resources PhD, Washington State University

“The integrated curriculum in the Idaho EMBA program was fantastic.

In every class the professors showed us how what they were teaching connects to every other area of business. Their communication of these networks and influences enabled me to learn business issues in depth and how they fit together in the big picture.”

Jeremy Nickels, Senior Finance Manager, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories

“The University of Idaho Executive MBA Program enhanced my skills as a versatile leader who recruits, engages, and inspires nationally-recognized, world-class researchers to my organization. The program increased my knowledge of globalization, sustainability, decision making, and financial implications in complex business environments.�

Michelle Thiel Bingham, Deputy Program Director for University Partnerships & Educational Outreach, Idaho National Laboratory

A Broader Perspective Through Collaboration Study groups, a critical component of Idaho Executive MBA education, benefit students and organizations through •

Working collaboratively, often at a distance, to hone skills in virtual teaming.

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Building leadership, communication, and negotiation skills by working with a seasoned cohort of experts.

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Bringing back current industry knowledge and actionable ideas.

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Applying improved problem-solving and teamwork skills.

“The Idaho EMBA was well worth the 4,000-mile monthly commute! To be able to talk openly with such experienced business leaders and experts about my organization’s challenges, and to get their feedback and perspectives on what I was trying to do with the business, was just priceless. It was a business dream-team.”

Nick Ausman, General Manager, Coastal Forest Products

“Idaho’s EMBA curriculum bolstered my skills to integrate and execute strategies in challenging environments and taught me to manage continual resource adjustments and human capital investment creatively.”

Travis Wambeke, P.E., CEO, STRATA

Take Your Career to the Next Level

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daho Executive MBA students build comprehensive awareness of leadership, innovation, global business, decision making and execution, and team building.

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Prepare for the challenges and opportunities of the global marketplace.

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Gain sophisticated knowledge of and skills in diverse aspects of management.

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Develop tools to increase effectiveness and achieve organizational results.

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Prepare for career advancement.

Application and Admission The Idaho Executive MBA Program admits a class of approximately

The Idaho Executive MBA is designed for experienced

15 students each year. Candidates complete an online application

managers and senior professionals. Realizing the importance of

form at www.uidaho.edu/graduateadmissions. A complete

a diverse student group, we seek and accept candidates from

application consists of the following:

a broad range of educational backgrounds, functional areas,

• Online application form and $60 fee

and industries. In selecting candidates for the program, we

• Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended • Résumé • Personal statement, employment history form, and company

description

• Three letters of recommendation and sponsor endorsement form • GMAT if the Admissions Committee deems necessary • Admissions interview

consider the following: • Experience, career progression, and potential for

advancement

• Academic readiness for graduate study • Current level of responsibility • Ability to contribute to class learning • Motivation and commitment to the program

Idaho Executive MBA at a Glance UI EMBA

Cohort Model

Class Location

Fees

Full-time, 22-months, AACSB accredited

Students enter as a group and learn together

Include registration, books, materials, and meals

Program Focus

Faculty

Coeur d’Alene once a month for three days (Thursday through Saturday)

Integrative management with an emphasis on managing and leading organizations

College of Business and Economics faculty and other UI experts

Program Start August

Computer Requirement Laptop required

Visit www.uidaho.edu/EMBA for more information.