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Business Curriculum (business + curriculum)
Selected AbstractsA Survey of Business Alumni: Evidence of the Continuing Need for Law Courses in Business CurriculaJOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES EDUCATION, Issue 2 2004John Tanner [source] Active Learning through Modeling: Introduction to Software Development in the Business Curriculum,DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATION, Issue 2 2004Boris Roussev ABSTRACT Modern software practices call for the active involvement of business people in the software process. Therefore, programming has become an indispensable part of the information systems component of the core curriculum at business schools. In this paper, we present a model-based approach to teaching introduction to programming to general business students. The theoretical underpinnings of the new approach are metaphor, abstraction, modeling, Bloom's classification of cognitive skills, and active learning. We employ models to introduce the basic programming constructs and their semantics. To this end, we use statecharts to model object's state and the environment model of evaluation as a virtual machine interpreting the programs written in JavaScript. The adoption of this approach helps learners build a sound mental model of the notion of computation process. Scholastic performance, student evaluations, our experiential observations, and a multiple regression statistical test prove that the proposed ideas improve the course significantly. [source] Toward the Development of an Interdisciplinary Information Assurance Curriculum: Knowledge Domains and Skill Sets Required of Information Assurance Professionals,DECISION SCIENCES JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATION, Issue 1 2008Casey G. Cegielski ABSTRACT Since the ratification of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, both publicly traded companies and their respective financial statement auditors have struggled to comply with the requirements of the legislation. Utilizing three individual Delphi studies, separately, I surveyed partners, managers, and staff associates in the United States from each of the "Big 4" international accounting firms to ascertain from each respective group what knowledge domains and technical skills are most important in the practice of Sarbanes-Oxley,related information assurance compliance. Analysis of the data collected provided the basis for the development and subsequent implementation of a new interdisciplinary business curriculum in information assurance. [source] Using Six Sigma for performance improvement in business curriculum: A case studyPERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT, Issue 2 2009Anil Kukreja During the last few decades, a number of quality improvement methodologies have been used by organizations. This article provides a brief review of the quality improvement literature related to academia and a case study using Six Sigma methodology to analyze students' performance in a standardized examination. We found Six Sigma to be an effective tool for curriculum improvement and team building. The challenges and benefits of using Six Sigma are discussed. [source] Making the Business School More ,Critical': Reflexive Critique Based on Phronesis as a Foundation for ImpactBRITISH JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT, Issue 2010Elena P. Antonacopoulou This paper explores how the business school can become more critical by advancing the notion of reflexive critique. Drawing on diverse literatures propounding a critical perspective, this paper integrates the various interpretations of ,what it is to be critical' and proposes phronesis as a foundation for responding to and extending the relevance and rigour debate by articulating what it means for business schools to have a critical impact on management practice. A phronetic analysis of management education provides an innovative lens for understanding the power of critique in engaging academics and business practitioners in the co-creation of knowledge. This is illustrated by distilling the main insights from the experience of introducing an innovative course entitled ,Critical Thinking' offered to MBA students over a five-year period. The paper discusses the importance of critique in the business curriculum and explains the rationale for introducing the course and its objectives, as well as the learning and teaching techniques employed. The analysis considers how reflexive critique can be a platform for integrating a critical analysis of management informed by management research and academic thinking in relation to business practitioners' practical experiences of managing. The paper concludes with a review of the main lessons learned and the implications for future initiatives intended to foster engagement of theory and practice and the collaboration of academics and business practitioners. [source] ,Education for sustainability' in the business studies curriculum: a call for a critical agendaBUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, Issue 3 2005Delyse Springett Abstract The critical theorization of education for sustainability developed from the earlier political conception of ,education for the environment'. This critical perspective underpins the theory of education for sustainability that the paper introduces, and informs the goals, structure and content of the post-graduate course that it describes. It is posited that education for sustainability challenges the ,rationality' of the capitalist paradigm of production and consumption, thereby providing a challenge for the tertiary curriculum in general and for the business curriculum in particular. A ,window' is provided on the way in which theory drives the narrative of sustainability in the course, ,Business and Sustainability', and a brief overview of the course introduces the pedagogical approach based in action methods as well as insights from student self-reflection and course evaluation. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment. [source] | ||||||||||