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Research on business learning

Business teaching & learning journals

Teaching with cases

Business teaching & learning resources

Curriculum planning - mapping, integration, internationalisation

Assessment - rubrics

Business School graduate attributes

 

Business Teaching topics

Technology in business teaching

Plagiarism

Teaching large classes

Media clips for business teaching

Link to Business School Teaching & Learning newsletter

 

Broken links, suggestions for content please email Lynne
lm.mitchell@auckland.ac.nz



Research on Business Learning

Haggis, Tamsin (2009) What have we been thinking of? A critical overview of 40 years of student learning research in higher education', Studies in Higher Education, 34: 4, 377 - 390

UK Higher Education Academy, Business, Management, Accountancy and Finance BMAF Survey of Key Teaching and Learning Issues in UK Business Schools (Summer 2007)

Hand, L. & Kelly, M. (2006). Making use of action learning in business schools: The UK and New Zealand experience. Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability, 2(2), 91-110.

Monash University, Business Education Research Network (BERN)

QuBE Project: Six U.K. business schools working with national quality bodies to improve the management of quality in business education in the UK. Quality in business education project

David, F.R.(2010)  Are business students learning what employers need?

Library books:

  • Martensson, P, Bild, M.& Nilsson, K. Teaching and learning at business schools: transforming business education. Aldershot: England; Burlington, VT : Gower, c2008. Table of Contents

  • Roland K. & Hawkridge, D.G. (2003)  Learning & teaching for business: case studies of successful innovation. London; Sterling, VA: Kogan Page

Business Teaching & Learning Journals

Links are to Library database electronic journal files. Use the database alert features or RSS feeds for your favourite journals to keep up to date with teaching trends & developments in your areas.

 

Teaching With Cases

Harvard Business School: Participant-centered learning: A case study teacher in action

Harvard Business School: Case Method in Practice

The usefulness of case studies in developing core competencies in a professional accounting programme: a New Zealand study. Sidney Weil, Peter Oyelere, Elizabeth Rainsbury. Accounting Education Jun2004, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p139-169, 31p, 9 charts.

Case Studies Business Information Services, UoA Library : what they are and how to find them.

 

Business teaching & learning Web resources

University of Auckland Teaching & Learning resources

BIZ/ED learning materials

Backwards into the Future: Seven Principles for Educating the Ne(x)t Generation
This 2007) paper takes the (1987) 7 Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Teaching and relates them to educating "Generation X".

Ready-to-use resources. Centre for the Study of Higher Education, Assessing Learning in Australian Universities, PDF's and PP on plagiarism, assessment and other topics

Learning & Teaching Connections, ALTC Exchange, teaching resources

First Year engagement & empowerment, QAA Scotland

Good practice case studies Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, Centre for Academic Practice

How to flyers USQ.The USQ series of information flyers provides an introductory overview of key issues in learning and teaching. Each flyer highlights key points and refers to additional resources that provide in-depth analysis.

Teaching & Learning Handbook 2010 Curtin University,

Great Ideas for Teaching Accounting - Funded by a grant from the Accounting Education Change Commission.

MERLOT Business Portal MERLOT Multitmedia Educational Resource for Teaching & Learning

Curriculum planning

Integration
Payne, E., & Whittaker, L. (2005). Using experiential learning to integrate the business curriculum. Developments in Business Simulation and Experiential Learning, 32, 245-254.

N. D. Campbell, K. C. Heriot, and R. Z. Finney, In Defense of Silos: An Argument Against the Integrative Undergraduate Business Curriculum
Journal of Management Education, April 1, 2006; 30(2): 316 - 332

Hamilton, D., McFarland, D., & Mirchandani, D. (2000). A decision model for integration across the business curriculum in the 21st century.
Journal of Management Education, 24, 102-126.

C. S. Barber, N. Borin, D. C. Cerf, and T. A. Swartz, The Role of Marketing in an Integrative Business Curriculum
Journal of Marketing Education, December 1, 2001; 23(3): 240 - 248.

A. Kachra and K. Schnietz, The Capstone Strategy Course: What Might Real Integration Look Like? Journal of Management Education, August 1, 2008; 32(4): 476 - 508.

Davis, C.H. and Comeau, J. (2004) ‘Enterprise integration in business education: design and outcomes of a capstone ERP-based undergraduate e-business management course’, Journal of Information Systems Education, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp.287–299.

Internationalisation
Clifford, Valerie Anne(2009) 'Engaging the disciplines in internationalising the curriculum', International Journal for Academic Development, 14: 2, 133 — 143

Bennett , R. & Kane, S. (2009) Internationalization of U.K. University Business Schools: A Survey of Current Practice,  Journal of Studies in International Education

QUT Teaching internationalisation links & Internationalising the curriculum

Curriculum mapping
Sample curriculum mapping for a business programme. University of Connecticut

Curriculum design for the first year Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, Scotland

Curriculum mapping. University of Connecticut

 

Plagiarism

Caldwell, C. (2010 ) A Ten-Step Model for Academic Integrity: A Positive Approach for Business Schools. Journal of Business Ethics. 92, (1)  Retrieved from Springer Link

Sheets, B.H. & Waddill, P.J. (2008) Electronic Plagiarism among College Business Students. Journal of Business and Training Education, 17 (45-57)

McCabe D. L., K. D. Butterfield, L. K. Treviño: 2006, Academic Dishonesty in Graduate Business Programs: Prevalence, Causes, and Proposed Action. Academy of Management Learning & Education 5(3), 294–305

Detering plagiarism in higher education, Oxford Brookes University

Plagiarism-related Teaching Resources University of Leeds website

On-line Resources on the Pedagogy of Plagiarism Higher Education Academy, U.K.

Graduate Attributes

UWA Research Project on Business Graduate Skill Sets
A summary report of the preliminary findings of surveys conducted on Australian employers and Business academics in the UK and Australia (Denise Jackson, Graduate School of Education, University of Western Australia, 2009)

University of New England. NSW Guidelines for implementation of the Graduate Attributes

Critical thinking
Snyder, K. D. (2003) ‘Ropes, Poles and Space’, Active Learning in Higher Education 4(2): 159–67. How can a university business faculty incorporate ‘critical thinking’ and ‘creativity’ into their courseware? This article discusses an encompassing active learning matrix with examples of exercises, projects, and simulations to foster critical and creative thinking skills in business courses.

Athanassiou, N. McNett, J.M. & . Harvey, C. (2003) Critical Thinking in the Management Classroom: Bloom's Taxonomy as a Learning Tool
Journal of Management Education, 27(5): 533 - 555.

Teaching Critical Thinking Skills to Business Students, Dr Cristina Neesham, Monash University

QUT Resources for critical thinking & analysis

Communication
Bowers, M. Y. and Metcalf, M. A. (2008). What employers want and what students need: Integrating business communication into undergraduate and graduate business courses. Association for Business Communication Annual Convention.

Information literacy and business research
Lessons Learned: How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age. University of Washington Report, 2009

Weiner,S.A. Information Literacy: A Neglected Core Competency. EDUCAUSE 2010

University of Adelaide,ALTC . Research skill development & assessment in the classroom

Information Literacy for Academic staff at UoA  (UoA Library webpages) 

Good for Business: Information Literacy and Your Students University of Colorado Library

 

Technology in Learning & Teaching

Kooti, J.G.  The Efficient Use Of Technology In The Business Curriculum: A Survey Of AACSB Member Deans. Journal of College Teaching & Learning 1(1)

Examples of UM Faculty Using Technology in Teaching

Sinkovicsa, R.R., Haghirianb,P.& Yua, S. (2009) Information Technology-based Innovation in International Marketing Education: An Exploration of Two Learning Environments.  Journal of Teaching in International Business. 20, (2) 123 - 148

Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Learning and Teaching - Dr Michelle Selinger (05 11 2009)

Parker, B. & Burnie, D. (2009). Classroom Technology in Business Schools: A Survey of Installations and Attitudes Toward Teaching and Learning. AACE Journal, 17(1), 45-60. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

EDUCAUSE Association to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology

EDUCAUSE 2010 Horizon Report. This yearly report identifies and describes six areas of emerging technology likely to have a significant impact on teaching &learning

Assessment

University of Technology Sydney, ALTC Assessment 2020 Seven propositions for assessment reform in higher education

Checklist for redesigning assessments, UTS. ALTC

Michlitsch, J F, & Sidle, M. W. (Jan-Feb 2002). Assessing student learning outcomes: a comparative study of techniques used in business school disciplines.  Journal of Education for Business, 77, 3. p.125(6).

Warnock, S. (2009). Methods and results of an accreditation-driven writing assessment in a business college. Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 23(1), 83-107

Assessment resources University of Queensland

Assessing Learning in Australian Universities An AUTC initiative that offers advice on assessment for Higher Education.

Higher Education Outcomes Assessment New York State University links to assessment resources

Student assessment in higher education Central Queensland University, a web site of best practice in student assessment in higher education..

Five Practical Lessons. Assessing Learning in Australian Universities, Centre for the Study of higher Education, Australia

QUT Assurance of Learning. Includes generic matrix for each AOL goal.

Rubrics
Rubric Templates for Student Assessment. University of Newcastle

Authentic assessment toolbox

Media Clips For Business Teaching

Bloomberg podcasts

Cornells video clip collection

Stanford ecorner video & podcasts

Kenneth A Shaw Leadership videos includes conflict resolution & group work

Wharton eCommerce Speaker Series

MBS Leadercasts Melbourne Business School

 

Teaching Large Classes

 Teaching large classes. Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence

Wood, Matthew and Fowlie, Julie (2008) Sustainable assessment: an action research study of the introduction of a case study module for large groups of business students. In: BMAF Annual Conference 2008, 29 - 30 april 2008, Edinburgh, UK.

Galloway L. & and Keogh W.  Teaching applied business skills within the large class context: entrepreneurship models. UK BMAF

Kehoe, Jo and Tennent, Beth and Becker, Karen L. (2004) The challenge of flexible and non-traditional learning and teaching methods: Best practice in every situation? Studies in Learning, Evaluation, Innovation and Development e-Journal, 1(1). pp. 56-63. This paper analyses the experiences of students involved in three large, introductory courses, each utilising a different form of non-traditional methods of teaching and learning