Loading...
Please wait, while we are loading the content...
Similar Documents
Designing a Core IT Course for Executive MBA Programs: Objectives, Structure, Delivery, and Lessons.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Newson, E. F. Peter Parent, Michael Schneberger, Scott L. |
| Copyright Year | 1998 |
| Abstract | This paper discusses the unique challenges posed by executives in MBA (Masters of Business Administration) programs and how these challenges can be met insofar as the core information technology (IT) course is concerned, drawing on the experience of the teachers' across four programs, live and on video, over two years, involving more than 250 executive participants. The first section of the paper provides background, including: assumptions about students and course structure; implications for course design related to student learning objectives, student attitude/values, content, structure, experience, time, and evaluation; and the executive MBA environment for this study, as well as issues specific to IT. The student evaluation scheme for a course designed from these assumptions, implications, and environment is presented, including criteria for class participation, learning log, group presentation, and technology book article. An outline of an eight-session information management course is appended. (MES) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******************************************************************************** DESIGNING A CORE IT COURSE FOR EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAMS: OBJECTIVES, STRUCTURE, DELIVERY, AND LESSONS PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY T. Case TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) E. F. Peter Newson The University of Western Ontario Michael Parent The University of Western Ontario Scott Schneberger. The University of Western Ontario INTRODUCTION Professional development and lifelong learning are increasingly important components of organizations' efforts to enhance the knowledge and skill levels of their employees. At the same time, individual managers in organizations have come to appreciate the marketability and mobility that professional and graduate courses afford their careers. It's no wonder, then, that in North America and elsewhere, millions of dollars have been spent, and will continue to be spent, on executive business education (Brecka and Rubach, 1995). For example, a recent count of Executive MBA programs totaled 300 in U.S. News (1997). The goal of this paper is to share our experience and insights regarding the unique challenges posed by executives in MBA programs, and how these challenges may be met insofar as the core information technology course is concerned. In order to do so, we will draw on our experience across four programs, live and on video, over the past two years, involving over 250 executive participants. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 1998 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED431425.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
