News Highlighting initiatives in the development of new forms of management education that rely significantly on information technology for their delivery. The Merrick School of Business is one of the first business schools in the world to offer an accredited MBA program entirely on the Internet.
Students work together in on-line teams, forums, and professional chat rooms.
By spinning off a for-profit organization, Morningside Ventures, Columbia University seeks to develop new products for new markets as well keep current on technology to support current customers. Students Can Earn a M.S. Degree Over the Internet Southern Polytechnic State University is now offering its Master of Science degree in Quality Assurance completely over the Internet using distance learning technology. According to International Data Corporation, the number of people taking at least one college course over the Internet will triple by the year 2002 to about 2.2 million. Caliber Learning Network, Inc , and the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business have announced a seven year agreement to undertake a feasibility study leading to the joint development and delivery of the school's Executive Master's of Business Administration degree. It has had a long and successful history of preparing students for the business world.