2004-06 IUPUI Campus Bulletin

Message from the Associate Dean, Kelley School of Business

Thank you very much for your interest in the undergraduate program of the Kelley School of Business. The school's history can be traced to the early 1920s, when a small group of students and faculty had the foresight to undertake a program of study that has become known throughout the United States as one of the finest of its kind. From the Indianapolis and Bloomington campuses, which offer a “core program” of study, the Kelley School of Business conducts operations around the world with educational programs extending to the Far East and to Western and Eastern Europe.

The joint resources of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis and IU Bloomington permit us to offer outstanding programs in business administration to a significant percentage of Indiana's population.

IUPUI is Indiana University's capital city campus. As Indiana's state capital and a major metropolitan area, Indianapolis is an ideal place to study business. Within city blocks of the Business/SPEA Building is the highest concentration of corporations, government offices and agencies, small businesses, health care providers, professional practices, and not-for-profit organizations in the state. The campus affords a dynamic environment for learning, conducting research, teaching, and collaborating with business, a combination which fosters maximum personal development. It is difficult to imagine a richer context in which men and women of all ages may enhance their knowledge and leadership skills.

The curriculum of the undergraduate program is based on a solid foundation of study in the liberal arts and sciences in order to develop interpersonal, communications, and decision-making skills. To this can be added specialized education in the fields of accounting, computer information systems, finance, management, human resource management, not-for-profit management, marketing, or marketing distribution management. But, in today's global environment, training in business functions alone is insufficient. For this reason, students are asked to broaden their program of studies to include learning relevant to international business affairs. This requirement may be fulfilled in any one of the following ways: language study, international business and economics courses, participation in an approved overseas study program, or approved liberal arts course work with an international focus. Our intent is to help prepare students for the global economic environment of the future.

The entire program is offered in a convenient, accessible way to both full- and part-time students. High-tech delivery systems, joint programs with other schools at IUPUI, a challenging Honors Program, student organizations, and alumni activities make the Kelley School of Business an exciting place to be. Participation in the undergraduate program is more than merely taking courses. It is a comprehensive educational experience that prepares you to join the growing number of IU graduates providing leadership in business organizations around the world.

Roger W. Schmenner
Associate Dean for Indianapolis Programs

Kelley School of Business and the Indianapolis Campus

Purpose of the School

The basic purpose of the Indiana University Kelley School of Business is to foster learning about the creation, management, and continuing adaptation of organizations and enterprises in an ever-changing environment.

This role requires that the school engage in the following:

• the generation and documentation of knowledge and the sharing of that knowledge with the academic community;
• the organization and preservation of knowledge;
• the transmission of knowledge to a broad mix of students and practicing executives;
• the application of knowledge to benefit our many constituencies.

Responsibilities

The school will realize this vision to the extent that it succeeds in addressing the needs of its various constituencies, each of which has specific and often widely differing expectations. To meet these obligations, the school must balance its efforts along several dimensions.

• As an academic institution, the school is responsible for the quality and quantity of its research, for the preparation of new researchers, and for service to the university system and wider academic community.
• As a public institution, the school is responsible for the quality of the graduates from its programs and for sharing both its information and its expertise with the community at large.
• As a professional school, the school is responsible for serving the diverse segments of the business community in Indiana, across the nation, and around the world.
• As a state-assisted institution, the school has a continuing responsibility to serve the people of the state of Indiana.

Shared Values

Critical to the school's success is its distinctive culture. Certain key values and widely shared beliefs shape the essential character of the school and thereby become important criteria for basic decisions.

Quality Emphasis   The school seeks to meet its goals with distinction and to do so consistently. This principle requires insight into its areas of competence, the aspirations of the faculty and staff, and the availability of resources.

Proactive Change   Change in any organization is driven ultimately by the long-term forces that shape the body of constituencies it was created to serve. Business organizations constantly undergo change; the rate may vary, but the environment is always dynamic. The school is committed not only to responding to change via its research variety and curriculum emphases, but to anticipating basic changes as well.

Integrative Programs   The school attracts faculty who have a broad understanding of business enterprises and a capacity for configuring and interrelating business functions. This capacity is demonstrated in the school's academic programs, which emphasize the interdependence of business functions, provide a solid grounding in the liberal arts, and recognize the importance of breadth of understanding to overall organizational success.

Programmatic Approach to Education   The school's degree programs are more than just a set of requirements. Every step of the degree sequence comprises a carefully planned and coordinated set of activities. Support activities such as admissions and placement counseling, extracurricular activities, overseas study opportunities, and faculty involvement in student activities enrich the student's course work.

Balance and Diversity   The school conscientiously seeks to achieve breadth in its research focus, curriculum, pedagogy, and faculty and student composition. Diversity of viewpoint and background is encouraged. Heterogeneity, in lieu of regimentation, is nurtured. The school recognizes the need to provide students and faculty with a rich, balanced context for the study of business and a learning environment that is conducive to the lively exchange of ideas and intellectual stimulation necessary for productive, independent scholarship.

Citizenship   Good citizenship is valued strongly in the school. Citizenship involves more than fulfilling formal academic requirements. It encompasses participation in multiple roles, a willingness to serve, and a commitment to perform activities that sustain the broader life of the school as an institution. Citizenship is manifested in both respect for individual rights and acknowledgment of individual responsibilities to the institution.

Collegiality   A spirit of collegiality is a hallmark of the school. It is grounded in the faculty's inherent respect for each other and for students as individuals. The goal is to maximize development of the specific abilities and potential each student brings to the institution. The school sustains this spirit through mutual trust and demonstrates it through the encouragement of student-faculty interaction and student consultation through organizations and advisory groups.

Undergraduate Principles   On May 7, 1998, the IUPUI Faculty Council approved the adoption of the following six principles of undergraduate learning: core communication and quantitative skills; critical thinking; integration and application of knowledge; intellectual depth, breadth, and adaptiveness; understanding society and culture; and values and ethics. These principles provide the conceptual framework for the general education component of the undergraduate curriculum at the Kelley School of Business.

Development of the School

Today, IU's Kelley School of Business operates as one school on two campuses: Indianapolis and Bloomington. Business education at Indiana University began in Bloomington more than a century ago. The first Indiana University catalog, 1830-31, included political economy in the curriculum. From this first course, there developed a Department of Political Economy, later referred to as the Department of Economics and Social Science. From early courses in these areas grew what is now referred to as the “core program” of study in the Kelley School of Business.

In 1902, several business courses were introduced and listed in the university catalog of that year. A two-year “commercial course,” preceded by two years of pre-commerce work in liberal arts, was established. In 1904, the first business catalog, referred to by the commercial course number, was published. These commerce courses constituted the last years of a four-year course of study leading to a baccalaureate degree. The first two years were a pre-commerce requirement and included all the required courses of the liberal arts curriculum of that period.

Thus was established more than a century ago the pattern of building a program of professional education for business upon a liberal arts base—a pattern maintained throughout the years and currently emphasized in the education of the American businessman and businesswoman. In 1920, a separate School of Commerce and Finance was organized. The school became a member of the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business in 1921, and in 1933 it was renamed the School of Business Administration and placed under the direct control of its own faculty. In 1938, the title of the school was shortened to the School of Business.

The Junior Division (now University College) of the university was established for all first-year students in 1942. From that time until 1994, enrollment in the School of Business did not include freshmen. Graduate work in business administration, first authorized in 1936, expanded rapidly after World War II. Programs for the degrees Master of Business Administration and Doctor of Business Administration were instituted in 1947. In 1961, the designation of the area of study formerly referred to as the Graduate Division of the School of Business was changed to the Graduate School of Business. With the reorganization of the university in November 1974, the School of Business began operating at the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses.

Although business courses were offered as early as 1916 on the Indianapolis campus, the bachelor's degree in business was not available at the Indianapolis campus until the 1969 merger with Purdue University. Beginning in 1969, divisional structure emerged in Indianapolis with an assistant chairperson at its head. In 1969-70, a complete undergraduate degree program for four major areas in business was offered, as well as three two-year certificate programs.

The terms “Graduate Kelley School of Business” and “undergraduate program” are used in this bulletin on appropriate occasions to designate the level of study concerned. When the term “Kelley School of Business” is used, reference is being made to the entire school, including both the Graduate School of Business and the undergraduate program on both campuses.

Organization of the School

The school's resident faculty of approximately 200 members is its basic governing body. The various programs and curricula, as well as all major policy considerations, are reviewed and approved periodically at meetings of the entire resident faculty. Administrative support for the school is provided by the Office of the Dean, by a chair in each of the school's eight academic departments, and by a chair of each academic program. The Academic Council administers Kelley School of Business policy. The council is made up of those administrators mentioned above, with the addition of two elected faculty representatives. Additionally, a number of committees appointed by the dean assist by recommending to the faculty various academic and operating policies. At times, these committees are also assigned specific administrative responsibilities.

The school's administration manages its programs on both the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses. The Office of the Dean consists of the dean, the associate dean for academics, the associate dean for Indianapolis programs, and the associate dean for research and operations. It is assisted by various chairs and directors. Administrative support for instructional programs is provided by five organizational units: the Kelley School of Business Undergraduate Program Office (Bloomington and Indianapolis), the M.B.A. Office (Bloomington), the M.B.A. Office (Indianapolis), the Doctoral Program (Bloomington), and Kelley Executive Partners. Admissions, student counseling and advising, and degree certification are provided by professional staff members assigned to each of these organizational units. (See section “Graduate Programs” in this bulletin.)

Departmental and Curricular Structure   The faculty of the Kelley School of Business is organized into nine academic departments. Most of the school's course offerings are provided by faculty in the organizational units. As indicated in the descriptions of the school's curriculum in this bulletin, a department may be responsible for several areas of specialization.

Although recognition is given to the importance of departmental units, the Kelley School of Business follows the general principle of flexibility in organization. Thus, some members of the faculty may have responsibilities in two or more departments, programs, or areas of specialization. As well as being responsible for a specific division of the school's operation, the chairs of the departments are considered to be general officers of the school.

Research Centers and Institutes   In recent years, the Kelley School of Business has put new emphasis on the establishment and promotion of research centers and institutes. These organizational units are distinct from the traditional academic departments, and therein lies their strength. The centers have research and outreach to the business community as their primary objectives. This focus serves to make them more interdisciplinary in nature and more visible both inside and outside the university. The Kelley School of Business currently supports seven research centers, each with a specific mission and a natural constituency in the business world:

• Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC)
• Center for Education and Research in Retailing
• Institute for Urban Transportation
• Center for Real Estate Studies
• Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Indiana Center for Econometric Model Research
• Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)

Publications   The Kelley School of Business assists the faculty in preparing research results and other publications for communication to various audiences. In addition to periodic monographs and discussion papers, the school regularly distributes two publications, both appearing six times a year.

Indiana Business Review (IBR)   This publication contains articles based on research analysis of the economic environment of the state and its regions, counties, and cities. Because of its importance to planners in both the public and private sectors, IBR is provided without charge to those who request it.

Business Horizons   Since 1957, the Kelley School of Business has published a journal of analysis and commentary on subjects of professional interest to business executives and students of business. Business Horizons is managed by an editorial board drawn from the school's faculty. It publishes articles by many outside contributors as well as by the school's own faculty and students and is sent to a national and international audience on a subscription basis.

Executive Education   The director of Kelley Executive Partners is responsible for coordinating all nondegree educational programs, including the Indiana Business Seminars, the Indiana Executive Program, and many other institutes and programs. This office conducts or sponsors a number of seminars in which students, faculty members, and members of the business community join in considering current issues of mutual interest. Seminars may concern management, production, marketing, financing, or related aspects of business, focusing on either internal business operations or the national or world economies in which these operations take place.

Useful Phone Numbers

(Area Code 317)

Academic Advising

• Business 274-2147
• Fax 274-2483

Admissions

• Undergraduate 274-4591

Graduate:

• Evening M.B.A. 274-4895
• Master of Professional Accountancy 278-3885
• Kelley Direct M.B.A. 278-1556

Student Services: 274-2147

IUPU Columbus

Columbus Students Transferring to IUPUI   Students who matriculate to Indiana University–Purdue University Columbus (IUPUC) and who wish to earn a Kelley School of Business degree must meet senior residency requirements and complete the last 30 credit hours on the IUPUI campus. Students cannot take any of the final course work in Columbus to receive the Kelley School of Business degree. The eight-year statute of limitations (see ”Graduation Requirements”) mandates that students complete their degree requirements within eight years in order to earn a Kelley degree. This policy does not apply to students who matriculated prior to the fall of 2001.

IUPUC students who wish to earn a Kelley degree must apply for admission to the Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis by the stated deadlines and meet all Indianapolis program requirements. Course work may be taken at either campus for students who matriculated to IUPUC prior to the fall of 2001. Students also must apply to graduate from the Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis.

Students currently admitted to degree programs at Indiana University campuses other than IUPUI, but who plan to attend IUPU Columbus on a permanent basis, must request that a permanent Intercampus Transfer be sent to IUPU Columbus from their current campus.

Students who plan to attend IUPU Columbus for specific courses and return to a campus other than IUPUI to complete their program should request that a temporary Intercampus Transfer be sent to IUPU Columbus. This transfer should specify the length of time to be spent at IUPU Columbus or list the course(s) that the student is authorized to complete.

Calendar and Schedule of Classes   Final schedules and calendars pertaining to IUPU Columbus are available at IUPU Columbus. Registration dates at IUPU Columbus generally do not correspond with those at IUPUI.

For further information on business study at IUPU Columbus, contact:

• IUPU Columbus
• 4601 Central Avenue
• Columbus, IN 47203-1769
• Phone: (812) 372-8266