Educational Innovation in Economics and Business V

by Borghans, Lex; Gijselaers, Wim H.; Milter, Richard G.; Stinson, John E.; Edineb Conference 1998

• ISBN13: 9780792365501
• ISBN10: 079236550X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

The Information and Communication Technology revolution results in profound changes to the heart of business and economics. Changes in the workplace, new communication technology, new organizational structures, and new production technologies force business educators to renew their focus on the curricula of business schools. There is no doubt these changes influence business education and instructional technology. But change will go far beyond the mere introduction of technology in the classroom. Alliances between the corporate world and business education are no longer fictitious but are necessary to establish stronger bonds between educational systems and the workplace. The fifth volume in the series Educational Innovation in Economics and Business contains a unique selection of articles addressing various issues on how business education should adapt to changing needs of the corporate world. It is meant for educators in corporate training centers, and for teachers in further and higher education.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
Preface	xv
Acknowledgements	xix
The Editors	xxi
Part I: Learning in a Changing Workplace	1	(68)
Developing Added Value Skills Within an Academic Program Through Work Based Learning	3	(14)
Stewart Falconer
Malcolm Pettigrew
Leadership Education in a Changing Workplace	17	(14)
Jennifer Frederick
Carol Dalglish
New Training Methods: A Giant Leap of Faith?	31	(26)
Des Monk
The Economics of the Learning Organization and the Role of Economics in the Organization of Learning	57	(12)
Joseph G. Nellis
Stephen Regan
Part II: Technology and Innovation	69	(98)
The IS Department Defines the Future of the College of Business	71	(14)
James Perotti
Informatics Engineering and Business Informatics in the Ict Society: Substitutes Or Complements?	85	(26)
Hans Heijke
Ger Ramaekers
An Innovative Approach to Teaching Investments Using Information Technology	111	(18)
Richard J. Curcio
People, Knowledge, and the Internet: Redefining Categories, Concepts, and Models	129	(20)
Tatyana Dumova
Integration of Groupware Into a MIS Curriculum	149	(18)
Gail Corbitt
Ben Martz
Lauren Wright
Part III: Innovative Learning Methods	167	(86)
Innovative Business Education: `Problem-oriented Learning' - Some Results	169	(18)
Nienke Bastiaans
Louk Paul
Competitions and Problem-Based Learning: The Effect of an Externally Set Competition on a Cross-Curricular Project in Marketing and Design	187	(22)
Frances Brassington
Alan Smith
A Problem-Based Learning Approach to Business Software Skills	209	(12)
Victor Perotti
Patricia Sorce
Ben Isselhardt
Some Evidence on the Use of Writing Intensive Methods in the Principles of Macroeconomics Courses	221	(10)
Martin Milkman
Edwin Childers, Jr.
William Payne
Designing Assignments and Classroom Discussions to Foster Critical Thinking at Different Levels in the Curriculum	231	(22)
Susan K. Wolcott
Part IV: Curriculum Issues	253	(110)
Distance Learning: Paradigm Shift or Pedagogical Drift?	255	(20)
Thomas A. Creahan
Betty Hoge
The Integration Of Service Management Principles In A Business School Curriculum	275	(16)
Klaes Eringa
Hans Otting
Promoting the Human Element in Resource Based Learning for Undergraduate Business Education Programs	291	(16)
Neil Harris
Roger Ottewill
Adam Palmer
Non-Prescriptive Guidelines For More Effective Learning About High Quality Leadership, In Management Education And Development	307	(14)
Erwin Rausch
John B. Washbush
Cross-cultural Learning Practices for Business Education	321	(24)
Karina R. Jensen
Lessons Learned: The Implementation of an Innovative Core Curriculum in Business	345	(18)
Valerie S. Perotti
Part V: New Assessment Procedures	363	(54)
Who Am I, What Do I Want, What Can I Do? An Assessment Centre as Part of the HBO Curriculum	365	(18)
Veronica Bruijns
Elisabeth Pieke
The Assessment Center: Global Issues and Local Responses	383	(16)
Michael K. McCuddy
Wendy L. Pirie
Mary York Christ
Larry E. Mainstone
David L. Schroeder
Sandra E. Strasser
Assessment & Development Centers in a Problem-based Learning Environment	399	(18)
Wichard Zwaal
Klaes Eringa
Part VI: Cognition and Learning	417	(34)
What Should We Expect to be Different about How Expert Business Economists Solve Problems?	419	(18)
Brendan K. O'Rourke
Tracking Down the Knowledge Structure of Students	437	(14)
Fons Vernooij
Index	451