Institute for Global Responsibility at Nantes explained : “ The full-time MBA was completely revamped in 2013 to become an MBA in Responsible Management . In the school ’ s other programmes , CSR is integrated through introductory courses , teaching projects and / or a cross-disciplinary approach resulting in ten percent of each course content being now focused on CSR .”
“ Whatever the mode of delivery , AMBA accredited programmes must have at least 500 contact hours and 1,800 student learning hours ”
- Mark Stoddard , Director , AMBA
Blended learning In an academic institution it may be hard to embrace the flexibility that is being recommended . Mark Stoddard , Director of Operations at AMBA , thinks that it ’ s likely that in future all MBA programmes will include a percentage of hybrid / blended learning , but unlike many of the current programmes the ‘ blend ’ will be up to the individual student . “ If , for example , a web-facilitated course ( which is commonly 30 percent or less delivered online ) suits a student then that is what the student may choose . If however they prefer a web-dominant
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