At Tuck, we teach for effective learning. While acknowledging the value of the traditional case study, we feel that different teaching objectives require different approaches. Sometimes the process of investigation and discovery is as important as getting the right answer. Or working toward a solution that involves differing opinions and inputs is more important than individual effort.

Leadership
Rigorous self-analysis at the core of Tuck's approach to leadership development. Combining feedback from coworkers and fellow students with instruction and peer coaching, our students gain insights that traditional case modeling can't provide. Teaching students to take stock of their strengths and weaknesses helps them become  strong leaders. In the first-year course, Personal Leadership, students use peer feedback to analyze their leadership styles and create action plans tailored to their personal attributes and career goals.

Teamwork
Chief among teaching methods at Tuck—and consistent with our philosophy of collaboration—are team projects. Many teams are created for a particular project, but many are centered on study groups, through which you and your classmates tackle daily assignments and learn work skills that will serve throughout your careers. Most team projects are low-key, but others, such as the multifaceted First-Year Project and the Management Communications presentations represent major accomplishments and usually end in school-wide celebrations.

Classroom Experience
Tuck classrooms are often lively places. Traditional lectures can transform into open discussions. And discussions can lead to face-to-face feedback between professors and peers. Role play and simulations share the spotlight with problem-solving sessions. Or students may be asked to dig deep into their life experience and discuss the source of their leadership styles.

Research-to-Practice Seminars
Perhaps the most theoretical interchanges with faculty take place in Tuck’s unique Research-to-Practice seminars where a small number of second-year students engage with a professor to discuss his or her ongoing research and come to understand methods of intellectual inquiry—critical thinking skills that will serve you throughout your career.

Independent Study
A significant number of our students also participate in independent study. Under the direction of a faculty member, students explore their own interests, creating new knowledge of particular significance to their own careers.

Faculty Access
Whatever the format, teaching and other academic work at Tuck is centered around our faculty of thought leaders. Each teaches in the MBA program, which means you learn directly from the best.  Our small class size means they will get to know you as an individual.

Field Study and Learning Expeditions
Learning also takes place beyond Tuck's campus. Through field studies and learning expeditions, students travel across the globe to work as consultants, study best practices, and learn first-hand what makes a business leader successful in a variety of  cultures.