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Vander Schee, Brian A.; Andrews, Demetra; Stovall, Tony – Journal of Education for Business, 2023
Grounded in self-expansion theory, the Senior Business Consultant Project addresses the gap between career competencies possessed by business graduates and those expected by employers. The project took place in a virtual environment to mirror future business settings. Fourth-year consulting students worked in teams of two to provide guidance to…
Descriptors: Career Development, Business Communication, Consultants, Education Work Relationship
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Vieregger, Carl; Bryant, Andrew – Journal of Education for Business, 2020
At its best, the undergraduate capstone class in the college of business can both cap the students' learning experience and bridge that experience to their future careers. Recent trends in management education, however, have seen the capstone course evolve to consist primarily of a terminal group project without any focus on professional…
Descriptors: Mentors, Alumni, Capstone Experiences, Business Administration Education
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Larsson, Carl F.; Marshall, Brooks; Ritchie, Bill – Journal of Education for Business, 2022
This study proposes and empirically tests a novel approach for promoting student-alumni engagement in the business school curriculum. Groups of students conduct semi-structured interviews with alumni. The primary goals of the assignment are for students to observe how class concepts are applied in practice, and to explore careers within their…
Descriptors: Alumni, Business Schools, Undergraduate Students, Assignments
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Kralova, Zdena; Dolezelova, Eliska – Journal of Education for Business, 2021
The study is focused on the analysis of business English bachelor's study programs provided by Czech universities, and the self-perceived strengths and weaknesses of the program graduates in practice and their employer's requirements and evaluations. A qualitative-quantitative analysis of the data was done using three research methods: content…
Descriptors: Language Role, Business Administration Education, Business English, Second Language Learning
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Camba, Pitzel; Krotov, Vlad – Journal of Education for Business, 2015
The main goals of this article are to (a) assist business schools in understanding the curriculum alignment process, and (b) uncover critical success factors in curriculum alignment. Based on a case study conducted at the College of Business at Abu Dhabi University, a detailed curriculum alignment process description is provided. The process…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Alignment (Education), Curriculum Development, Success
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Deeter-Schmelz, Dawn Reneé – Journal of Education for Business, 2015
For instructors seeking ways to provide sales students with experiential learning projects designed to develop and enhance skills in an authentic environment, corporate-academic partnerships offer a viable option. The author describes a unique and innovative corporate-academic integrated project, including course content, role plays, and corporate…
Descriptors: Corporations, School Business Relationship, Role Playing, Course Content