Purdue this year also partnered with the University of California at Irvine, ranked fifth in the country, to develop a programwide, on-line curriculum delivery system for the master's students at each school. Students have the ability to browse class information, syllabi and information about the professor. The pages provide a standardized way for faculty to publish documentation, lecture notes, homework and reference materials. Krannert's emphasis on technology goes beyond faculty and software to include corporate recruiters, business partners and alumni. We also focus on the topic each year with a forum called 'Emerging Technology' at which leaders in the field talk with our students about ideas on the cutting edge and how to manage emerging technology.
Technology also is evident in the way faculty teach.
The days of a professor standing at the head of the class talking, with maybe just an overhead projector by his side, are long gone. Now we're routinely using multimedia and the Internet. The magazine surveyed 1,000 campus recruiters to determine the 25 top techno-MBA schools, based on curriculum and placement rates for graduates. Purdue has 359 graduate students enrolled in its master's programs, which are tailored to the students' needs. In addition to a traditional structure, other Krannert programs offer classes on weekends or make heavy use of the Internet to allow executives to take classes long-distance from their homes supplemented by concentrated, periodic visits to campus.