An approach for developing an MBA curriculum to meet the career objectives of MBA students with engineering/science background

Vandana Mangal, Guillaume Roels, Byung-Gak Son and Christopher S. Tang

International Journal of Engineering Management and Economics, 2010, vol. 1, issue 2/3, 103-144

Abstract: As more students with engineering background take management responsibilities in corporations, there is a need to develop a special track within the MBA programmes to help them bridge the gap between their engineering background and their required management skills. In this paper, we present a two-step approach for developing a special track in an MBA programme to help students with engineering/science background achieve their career goals. Our approach essentially relies on a dual study of the job market for engineers with an MBA degree so as to design a curriculum (courses, workshops, extracurricular activities) that best matches the supply and the demand on that market. We illustrate the proposed approach with the development of a specific track for students with an engineering/science background within the MBA programme at UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Keywords: engineering; science; career paths; content analysis; survey analysis; MBA curriculum; MBA students; career objectives; management skills. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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