energy finance critiques david reviews ut energy finance program requested jennifer martinez mba class 1999 energy finance taken fall 1998 energy finance program 2 years ago good especially considering first year program lot guest speakers various energy companies gave us lot practical knowledge energy industry case studies lectures etc basically learned finance concepts tools regular finance classes cases examples energy related professors good part great deal practical industry experience guess reason decreased participation program would probably say professors ronn titman great known technical quantitative students prefer less technical professors classes limiting energy industry also fact class meets 3 hours twice week may appealing things imagine drop enrollment especially understand every single person drop enron wonder something international status john massey mba class 1999 energy finance taken fall 1998 bottom line ut business schools great investment fund best activity available students energy finance program fairly weak watered version futures options class crossed weak finance appendage finance teacher pathetic poor teacher ignorant industry specific analysis devoid industry experience rude outside lectures industry keith brown educator good small portion class time way make better get teachers practical industry experience make seminar class focus case studies lectures given people industry promote class within business school felt like ut poor job internally students promoting class ross mesquita mba class 1999 energy finance taken fall 1998 honest great majority coursework energy specific energy applications presented seemed like general finance questions reworded include energy lingo good speakers part feel like 6 hours class enough energy focus assumed would get better program progressed one reason may account decline enrollment energy finance specific focus would probably enrolled energy finance program available first year know enough energy time returned b school consider several career options e investment banking corporate finance entrepreneurship marketing etc new mba student would want narrow window opportunities energy companies perspective probably something true many mbas interest enron brought energy industry vice versa billy braddock mba class 1999 energy finance taken fall 1998 participant inaugural energy finance program fall 1998 primary positives class revolved around outside panels instruction example enron sent representatives 2 separate occasions discuss particular topics vince kaminski gary hickerson notable speakers jeff sandefer independent business consultant e p professional beacon group encap investments another good speaker professor ut school engineering brought good perspective basics energy business class structured via team based instruction approach 3 professors team teaching 6 hour credit course none 3 professors product knowledge energy business 3 professors 2 research focussed tenured little credibility teaching one professors primary focus research fixed income 2 investments corporate finance respectively case ut finance program general energy finance particular ut dire need teaching professors opposed research professors ability convey finance practical examples level easily understood students without finance background particular energy program ut needs instruction energy professionals instructors used enron internal learning programs ie derivatives classes etc bryan williams mba class 1999 energy finance taken fall 1998 participated first energy finance class offered fall 1998 university texas curriculum understandably rough around edges 8 1998 first year energy finance course offered however instruction also suffered none instructors energy background speak 6 credit hour class team taught three tenured professors two three professors co authored textbooks third professor claim fame fixed income group three professors research heavy opposed industry focused team teaching format incent one profs personably accountable success class said instructors good job attracting top notch outside speakers among vince kaminski gary hickerson enron also dedicated one class period video conference call beacon group energy consulting group believe recently acquired goldman jeff sandefer independent businessman entreprenuership instructor one foremost experts e experienced brand name professors e g sheridan titman teaching program cons program give students exposures energy companies enron specifically might need help students link interview oppurtunites energy companies enron george huan mba class 2000 energy finance taken fall 1999 companies expect mba students general management new ideas analytic quantative skills energy industry exception energy finance program offers financial strategy risk managements courses fit insudtry need however two courses far enough help students understand dynemic industrial transformation excitements opportunities industry management quantitive courses needed complete program suggestions 1 seminars lectures energy industry energy companies students make decisions let know happening going happen industry companies looking 2 management analytical courses included strategy financial enginering real option 3 industry connections presentations discussions charlie weldon mba class 2000 energy finance taken fall 1999 experience energy finance program overall positive experience rewarding part class guest speakers brought dr titman portion class part course taught second half semester consisted 10 case classes focusing energy industry two cases based enron overall case selection opinion appropriate well thought value added professor less speakers cases first eight weeks course covered futures options nearly examples problems discussed pertained directly energy industry special emphasis placed increasing student understanding supply demand dynamics power market use options futures speculating hedging stressed numerous occasions decent attempt explaining value power plant project believe university energy finance faculty trying continuously make improvements program however believe moving fast enough necessarily right path improvement strong need practical based training energy derivatives similar course taught paradigm enron focus university teachers quite theoretical due large part background theoretical basis crucial understanding basics real value program opinion effective bridging theoretical practical one course measures taken inject practicality someone extensive industry experience believe energy finance program continue underdeliver objectives additionally believe course structure changed eliminate need 3 consecutive hours classroom instruction