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how often do you update your full-time and
executive mBA programmes? As a matter null
We need to talk about leadership for change,
of fact the updating of our programmes is an
leadership for a purpose, and not leadership in abstract.
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ongoing and continuous process. Although the
module titles might not change, I know my
colleagues do not teach the same material year curriculum; but the careers adviser is open cases, where they get full funding, additional days
after year. And they can’t really. Circumstances and available to all of the executive students. off work for study, money for books etc. to, in the
change, the academic literature moves on, like- However, as the executive students are more worst-case scenario, merely time off work to at-
wise the case study moves on and so does the mature than our full-time students, they often tend the teaching sessions.
context. There has to be a constant updating need less advice. But it’s there and available. We
of material and adaptation of the modules to are very flexible, and knowing that executive We actively discourage people who do not
reflect the current situation. students are working fulltime, we are prepared have at least minimum support from taking
to meet them at nonstandard times. If they the programme. The nature of the programme
in terms of career management, how much want to meet with us at 7p.m at night in the is that we teach Wednesday through Friday,
support does newcastle offer? A great deal. coffee shop, we’ll do that if necessary, it’s all approximately 21 contact days per year:
We employ a full-time careers advisor who is part and parcel of the openness that we have students without minimum support from their
responsible for our MBA students on both the with our students. organization, in terms of time, are obliged
full-time and executive MBA. With the full- to literally take a whole year’s holiday to do
time, career management is built into their i understand that the vast majority of your the course, and that is unhealthy in terms of
curriculum by way of a personal, professional students receive some form of funding from work life balance. Nevertheless, some people
development module, which in part features their employers. Given the current economic still decide that is what they want to do, and
career management. climate, do you foresee there being an up- obviously we won’t turn them away, if they are
swing in the number of self-funded mBA determined and meet the admissions criteria,
Given that many of the executive students students attending newcastle university? but we do make them very aware that it will be
are sponsored, we cannot be seen to be The vast majority of our students have some de- very difficult if they do not have a minimum
directly building career management into the gree of funding. This varies from gold standard level of support.
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