Developing or teaching a second-year elective is not required of all faculty for advancement, and such assignments will reflect a close alignment with research as well as strong student interest. EPCS is a group-wide activity, in which all faculty are expected to participate. It serves as an excellent vehicle to develop younger faculty, provide all faculty with exposure to practice, and opportunities for course development. Members of the group also offer a variety of short executive programs as well as customized programs. The group offers a doctoral course that covers the essential literature in the field, which is a prerequisite for the oral examination in strategy.
Resources permitting, the hope is to expand the doctoral seminar to cover an entire year.
Completing the doctoral course, and being successfully examined on strategy as part of the candidate's oral examination, is a requirement for any doctoral student seeking to designate strategy as one of his or her fields. Course Development Course development in the group is defined broadly to include the preparation of teaching cases and conceptual notes as well as action-learning exercises, software, and videos. Some materials may be developed primarily or exclusively for the executive programs. Outstanding course development involves the tight integration of cases and creative ideas around specific topics. Major course development assignments are predicated on a strong integration between course development and the faculty members' research programs.