Contact Information:
Advanced Distance Learning Network
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Pamela Shelley, Assistant Director
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609

http://www.wpi.edu/+ADLN
508-831-5220
adln@wpi.edu

MBA Degree Programs:
Technology Management MBA
Technology Management Graduate Certificates

Accreditation(s):
WPI is accredited by the following agencies:
NEASC
AACSB-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

Admission Requirements:
Admission into the MBA program requires the following:
Official transcripts from all colleges attended
GMAT scores
3 letters of references
personal statement on why they want to attend the WPI program

With permission the following students are allowed to take two MBA courses prior to admission:

• Students who have a masters degree in another discipline and/or
• Students who have an undergraduate cumulative average of 3.0 or higher from an accredited college.

Tuition:
The tuition for 2004-2005 is $897 per credit hour. The MBA is from 31 credits to 49 credits in length.

Description of Learning Environment for Students:
WPI has adopted a campus-wide learning management system that provides faculty and students with a consistent framework for their distance courses. In addition, an in-house instructional design team helps faculty take full advantage of a mix of media to deliver courses to students around the world. Most ADLN courses combine a number of delivery methods.

Asynchronous Delivery - Many of WPI's distance students are busy professionals who live or travel globally. Single direction communication techniques are used extensively so that students do not have to routinely access course material at specific times. Students can view materials at their convenience, as long as weekly assignments and other projects are completed as required.

Synchronous Delivery - Occasionally the faculty will utilize two way communication techniques such as chat or online whiteboards to enhance the material in a course. This type of delivery is not a mainstay of any of WPI's distance courses.

Learning Management System - All classes use a learning management system, referred to as "myWPI", that provides an easy-to-use interface for web-based course content and a suite of collaboration tools that help to foster interaction among faculty and students.

Online - The Internet is used exclusively for the delivery of course content. Faculty use WPI's learning management system, myWPI, to manage class communications, make announcements and deliver most of the course content over the Internet.

Technical Requirements
At a minimum, distance students will need regular access to a personal computer with the following requirements. Some courses may also require access to a VHS VCR and/or a DVD player.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

• Pentium II Processor (or comparable)
• 128 MB RAM, 512 MB Recommended
• SoundBlaster Sound Card (or compatible)
• CD-ROM Drive
• Internet Access at 56kbps

Minimum Software Requirements

• Windows 98SE, 98ME, 2000 or XP
• Microsoft Office XP Professional (or higher)
• Internet Explorer 6.0
• E-mail Access and an active CCC UNIX account
• Windows Media Player 9.0

Faculty:

• McRae C. Banks, Ph.D. (Viriginia Tech), Professor of Entrepreneurship and Department Head; Director, Collaborative for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Erwin Danneels, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University), Assistant Professor
• Michael B. Elmes, Ph.D. (Syracuse University), Professor
• Arthur Gerstenfeld, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Professor
• Huong Ngo Higgins, Ph.D. (Georgia State University), Associate Professor
• Sharon A. Johnson, Ph.D. (Cornell University), Associate Professor and Director of I.E. Program
• Chickery J. Kasouf, Ph.D. (Syracuse University), Associate Professor
• Eleanor Loiacono-Mello, Ph.D. (University of Georgia), Assistant Professor
• Jamshed (Jimmy) Mistry, Ph.D. (Boston University), Assistant Professor
• Kankana Mukherjee, Ph.D. (University of Connecticut), Assistant Professor
• Frank Noonan, Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts), Associate Professor
• John T. O'Connor, Ph.D. (University of Notre Dame), Professor
• Diane M. Strong, Ph.D. (Carnegie-Mellon University), Associate Professor
• Steven S. Taylor, Ph.D. (Boston College), Assistant Professor
• Helen G. Vassallo, Ph.D. (Clark University), Professor
• Olga Volkoff, Ph.D. (University of Western Ontario), Assistant Professor
• Kathryn A. Wilkens, Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts), Assistant Professor
• Amy Z. Zeng, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University), Associate Professor
• Joe Zhu, Ph.D. (University of Massachusetts), Associate Professor

Adjunct Faculty

• Michele Burch, ABD, (University of Massachusetts)
• Anthony J. DiBella, Ph.D. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
• James H. Drew, Ph.D. (Iowa State University)
• Edward M. Gonsalves, MS. (WPI)
• George Heaton, J.D. (Boston College Law School)
• William Krein, MBA (Babson College)
• James P. McKenna, J.D. (Boston College Law School)
• William Mosher, Ph.D. (Clark University)

Emeriti Faculty

• Leon S. Graubard, ABD (Brown University)
• Robert J. Hall; M.S. (Cornell University)
• Dieter Klein; Ph. D. (University of California at Berkeley)
• Nicholas L. Onorato; Ph.D. (Clark University)
• Lyle E. Wimmergren; MBA. (University of Pennsylvania)

Accomplishments/Recognition:

• Since 1997, U.S. News & World Report has ranked WPI among the top 60 universities in the nation in its annual college guide.
• 2001-U.S. News & World Report listed WPI's online Business and Engineering programs among the best online programs in the United States.
• 1999 and 2000-Yahoo! Internet Life rated WPI as among the top 25 "most wired campuses".
• 2005-Princeton Review listed as among "The Best Business Schools"
• 2005-2005-Princeton Review listed as #2 for Greatest Opportunities for Women
• 2005-2005-Princeton Review listed as #9 for Best Career Prospects