BRAZILIAN EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, SUMMER 1972, RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE. FINAL REPORT

REGULAR CLASSES WERE HELD WITH TIME ALLOTTED FOR READING AND ASSIGNMENTS IN THE CLASSROOM. MORE CLASS TIME WAD ASSIGNED TO QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES. LONG-RANGE PLANNING, AND ACTION IMPLEMENTATION EXERCISES, WITH LESS TIME FOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE, AREAS WHICH HAD BEEN COVERED DURING THE PRELIMINARY 2-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM AT GETULIO VARGAS FOUNDATION (GVF). TOURS WERE CONDUCTED TO THE NEW YORK POWER POOL, NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CO, AND ROBERT MOSES POWER PLANT. STUDENT COMMENTS INCLUDED SOME COMPLAINTS OF LANGUAGE DIFFICULTY, RECOMMENDATION FOR SUPPLEMENTARY ACCOUNTING COURSES PRIOR TO ARRIVAL, AND FOR THE ADDITION OF 9TH WEEK TO THE PROGRAM TO ALLOW AMERICAN ELECTRIC UTILITY EXECUTIVES TO ADDRESS THE CLASS. SOME COMPLAINTS WERE MADE ABOUT THE LONG DAYS IN CLASS. MORE LECTURES WERE RECOMMENDED BY SOME STUDENTS TO REPLACE CASEWORK. IT WAS GENERALLY CONCLUDED THAT THE OVERALL OBJECTIVES WERE ACHIEVED AND THAT THE PRESENT COURSE OUTLINE SHOULD SERVE AS A MODEL FOR THE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BEING CONDUCTED IN BRAZIL BY THE GVF. EVALUATOR CONSIDERS THAT AN INSTRUCTOR IS NEEDED WITH QUANTITATIVE BACKGROUND TO CONDUCT COURSES IN BRAZIL, AND RECOMMENDS CONTINUING FOR A SHORT TIME THE PRACTICE OF SENDING RPI PROFESSORS TO BRAZIL TO HELP TEACH AND TRAIN BRAZILIAN PROFESSOES. SPECIAL ADVANCED COURSES (1-2 WEEKS IN LENGTH) ARE RECOMMENDED FOR GRADUATES OF THE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.