<p>Does anyone know if IBE program is any good instead of doing double degree e.g. in Engineering and Business separately? Thanks</p>
<p>I am in it now, and it seems like it will be worth it. It is only a pilot, as I was a member of their first class and am only a rising sophomore. However, I will still be maxing out on credit hours until I graduate, so I bet that it would be even harder to do it separately.</p>
<p>I’m bumping this for fresh opinions and comments. Anyone else familiar with the program? The concept is great, not sure why more colleges don’t offer this combo. It seems like it’s for the cream of the crop at OSU, with only 36 students per year. Only such programs I have seen are at Wharton and Lehigh, also both reserved for the best of the best. Anything to make one stand out in a crowd, especially a crowd as big as OSU, has to be a huge plus in the job hunt.</p>
<p>@GrayishWater How was your first year? Did you find the work manageable? Is it really just a pilot or a permanent program? What were your qualifications that got you admitted? Is it meeting your expectations? Can you describe some of your experience so far? Is there a program coordinator or department head we can contact for more info?</p>
<p>Welcome any comments from those who know about or have investigated this program, or know about other business/engineering combos out there.</p>
<p>The class was only offered during the spring semester. It was our first pilot. It looks like it will be a permanent program, as I have heard it has garnered a huge amount of interest from this years incoming class. The workload was manageable; it was probably less work than those students who went through Robot or Nano. Obviously they’re still ironing out the kinks, but I was satisfied with how it went. We took a product (a fluid dispensing hairbrush) through the product development cycle, developed a business plan and even prototyped it. It is similar to a senior capstone crammed into one semester. </p>
<p>As far as qualifications go, I was chosen because of GPA and AP Credits after our first semester. It is important to have lots of credits coming in, as the IBE program adds five business classes that are not GE’s into your curriculum. This means you are taking lots of credit hours each semester. I am not sure what criteria they are using to judge the incoming class. </p>
<p>This next year, we have a seminar class which will mostly be people from industry coming in and speaking to us about their journey. I think it will be helpful, especially for networking. </p>
<p>All of this being said, I think you need to come into this program with the right mindset. First, it is not a finished product. They will need a few years of trials and experimentation to tweak the curriculum and experience just right. Second, it is a unique experience that instantly sets you apart. Third, if you do not enjoy working as part of a team, this is absolutely not the right path for you. Finally, since you won’t be experiencing an extremely technical project (Robot or Nano), I suggest you get involved in research to offset this. This isn’t saying my IBE project wasn’t technical, but we simply did not have the time to create both an effective business plan and a technically correct/detailed prototype. Save that for the capstone.</p>
<p>I feel apprehensive about listing contact information on this website, but feel free to continue to ask me questions.
However, if you are really interested, I would be willing to send out some promotional materials that were sent to me during my recruitment.</p>
Hi, can you please let me know what text books are used to teach IBE ENGR 1281.01H? If possible, the main topics of each books? Thanks!
Deitel’s Learn C, and intro to MATLAB by Gilat
Do students use Windows or Mac/Linux? What compiler do they use?