Cornell University The Johnson School at Cornell University

Team-Based Learning

Learn with the Best: An International Network of Leaders
Look around you. You are among elite company - a select group of fast-track management professionals (like yourself), leaders in a broad array of industries and sectors. You are connecting with your Boardroom Learning Team in-person, and in real-time with members of other teams across the continent. Residential sessions on-campus and global business projects offer other opportunities for building relationships, testing ideas and expanding your perspective.

The Cornell-Queen's Executive MBA program is teamwork amplified - to your advantage.

Our Team-Based Learning Model
The Cornell-Queen's Executive MBA program uses the power of teams to create a highly supportive and collaborative learning experience. Teams function just as they would in the workplace - drawing on the diverse skills and experiences of all team members. Teams are formed at the beginning of the program and remain together for the duration. Each team is comprised of six to eight members, with an emphasis on diversity of background. Teams work on assignments and projects together, providing a practical model for course work and facilitating outstanding academic results.

Dedicated Team Facilitators
Dedicated Team Facilitators work closely with the team, assisting in the process of team building and the creation of high-performance teams. They also provide coaching and lead teamwork-enhancing exercises. Because the learning environment looks and feels like a place of business, you'll have the added advantage of learning new team and leadership skills you can apply in the workplace. Not only do we believe this is a better way to learn, employers also recognize that the team-based approach is superior to the approach of traditional MBA programs.

Corporate Boardroom Learning Teams
An exciting opportunity for program participants and their sponsoring employers within the Cornell-Queen's Executive MBA is the creation of Corporate Boardroom Learning Teams. When the number of managers from one organization who join the program in the same class reaches the size needed to form a Boardroom Learning Team, then a corporate team could be created. Like any other Boardroom Learning Team, this group of managers from a single organization would be connected to the videoconferencing network for boardroom sessions. This concentration of managers from a single organization would allow all of the team assignments and projects to be focused on that organization, resulting in greater value added by these participants and faster payback for the sponsoring organization.