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> A-;u-w partâ€"time Master of _ Business, Entrepreneurâ€" 5 ship and Technology proâ€" 5 gram called MBET@Disâ€" 3 tance has been launched by + the University of Waterloo‘s 3 Centre for Business, Entreâ€" Local university introduces new partâ€"time business program * â€" 2. € * is easier than you think ing away The program combines online distance education with faceâ€"toâ€"face, personal interaction. Unlike ather distance programs, preneurship and Technolo gy (CBET 1 MBET@Distance is being established as a series of separate but also linked *Chapters" designed to encourage learning. increase idea exchange and promote community interaction. Similar to the onâ€"campus MBET program, MBET@Distance provides aspiring business leaders with the practical experiâ€" ence, tailored business capabilities and network of stakeholders required to successfully commercialize new ventures within techâ€" Measuring up your manager Continued from page 22 hard workers instead of smart workers, and a secâ€" ond was to state that an incompetent leader will judge by hours worked and nologyâ€"based organizations. "With MBET@Distance, we will offer the same ‘learningâ€"doing" educational experience, but on a partâ€" time basis, allowing particiâ€" pants to balance educationâ€" al commitments with busiâ€" ness responsibilities," said Prof. Howard Armitage, CBET director. not by performance Working in the software industry these comments makes sense. I‘ve often seen late nights "encouraged" as a way to meet deadlines rather than MBET@Distance is a threeâ€"year program of busiâ€" ness studies, workshops and a commercialization practicum, requiring a weekly commitment of about 15 hours. Breaks have been built into the program in July and August. For more information, visit www cbet.uwaterl00.ca . finding ways to make the work more efficient or to take the time up front to think clearly about the problems at hand. For instance, Electronic Arts (a game maker) is facing a class action suit for their