Content written by Stephen Barber and published by Journal of Pedagogic Development on 14 August 18. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Abstract - The world over, universities describe their Masters of Business Administrations as ‘transformative’ but so many rely on traditional retrospective curriculums, structures and assessment. The suspicion in some quarters is that the MBA … [Read more...]
#004 Eastern Kentucky University Used Extensive Research to Achieve What Many See as Impossible – A New MBA Program!
Welcome to the MBA News Digest podcast and webinar series, Episode #004. My guests for this episode are Trish Issacs, Tom Martin, and Beth Polin. They spearheaded the redesign of the MBA program at Eastern Kentucky University. During this webinar we answer the following questions: Where did it take place? Why did it happen? Who was involved? How did it happen? When did it take … [Read more...]
Georgia Tech’s Latest Low-Cost Online Degree
Content written by Lindsay McKenzie and published by Inside Higher Ed. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Students will have the opportunity to obtain an online master’s degree in cybersecurity from the Georgia Institute of Technology for less than $10,000 starting next January. The online master’s degree is the third of its kind to be offered by Georgia Tech, following … [Read more...]
Humble leadership: a new lesson for MBA students
Content written by Daniel Cable and published by Financial Times. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: For years bureaucratic forms of leadership that relied on certainty, decisiveness and the power of position have prevailed. Many MBA programmes of the 1970s and 1980s even perpetuated this approach. But tomorrow’s leaders — and today’s MBA students — must learn something … [Read more...]
How to Grade Project-Based Experiential Learning Collaborations with Real Host Companies
Content written by Ann Lambros and Jordan Levy and published by CapSource. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: A question that often comes up when faculty are considering incorporating experiential learning with real host companies into their curriculum is, “How do you grade the students?” This is a great question and it’s essential that faculty work this out before the … [Read more...]
Problem-Based Learning and Evidence Based Management in “Executive Grand Rounds”
Content written by Elena Lvina and C. Ken Weidner II and published in Proceedings of International Academic Conferences, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Abstract - In this study, we discuss a pedagogical innovation we've termed "Executive Grand Rounds" and demonstrate its merits for graduate students. Executive Grand … [Read more...]