Site content maintained by the TCU MBA Office . At TCU since 1988 My approach to teaching the managing people course recognizes that most students will have management responsibilities in their future careers although their current interests may lie with financial analysis, marketing research, or consulting. Accordingly, the course has a general managerial perspective. In addition to lectures and discussions, executives speak on various topics, such as change and organizational culture, and students participate in skill development exercises in teams. In addition, students work in teams as consultants to perform a management analysis of two major companies.
Teams collect data through interviews of executives and published data sources.
The teams then present their analysis and recommendations on how a focal company can improve its management practices. Students find this project to be a valuable learning experience. The course requires a substantial amount, however, the readings are practical and applied. My examinations require students to apply their knowledge in the analysis of mini-cases. I was on the faculty at Oklahoma State University.