Classroom experiences include traditional lectures, small groups, and experiential classes.
- Professor Garth Saloner describes the strengths of team teaching with entrepreneur Mark Leslie.
Video FileStrengths of team teaching (3 minutes) - Professor Irving Grousbeck describes his approach to teaching the entrepreneurship course Managing Growing Enterprises.
Video FileTeaching entrepreneurship (2 minutes)
- Professor Erica Plambeck describes the class she teaches, Seminar on Business and Environment Issues, which draws students from all parts of the Stanford campus.
Video FileSeminar on Business and Environment Issues (2 minutes) - Professor Peter Henry discusses the international dynamics of teaching at the GSB.
Video FileInternational dynamics of teaching at the GSB (2 minutes)
Facts at a Glance
[as of Fall 2006]
Average size of core course section: 58
Average size of elective course: 39
Number of elective courses: 114
New Curriculum
New Curriculum
The Graduate School of Business' new curriculum is being called a revolutionary change in management education. (Details)
“These new ideas do not tweak at the margins; they aim to create a new, more global, and more engaging experience for students,” said Garth Saloner, the faculty member who led the committee that drafted the changes. “To be sure, the fundamentals—finance, accounting, operations,marketing and strategy, organizational behavior, and economics—are still there. But the plan capitalizes on the School’s strategic choice to remain small, and it makes students think about what is necessary to good management from the first week they arrive here.”
The new curriculum includes:
- A new menu of core courses designed to challenge every student regardless of previous experience,
- A small seminar in critical analytical thinking that lets each student work closely with one faculty member who will help guide the student’s future course selections
- A global experience component to broaden every student’s view of global management.
- Expand academic focus on leadership skills.
Small Seminars
One of the key benefits of a smaller school is that we can provide more engaging learning environments through our intimate seminars. These include the innovative Bass Seminars that allow students to bring their experiences, skills, and interests to bear in course development and to work closely with a faculty member to explore a topic. Both students and faculty consistently describe Stanford seminars as among their most valuable classroom experiences.
