Universities and students increasingly view internships as valuable learning experiences that complement and augment academic classroom learning. Students benefit from the opportunity to apply recently acquired knowledge in the 'real world,' to identify knowledge gaps that they should address in future coursework, and to secure a post-graduation…

Using data from a business school in a large research-intensive university in Australia, this study analyzes proposed teaching and learning changes with a focus on 'closing the loop.' Aspects of teaching and learning submitted by academic staff following assurance of learning (i.e. curriculum improvements) were analyzed using content analysis,…

The standardisation of a curriculum is a contentious issue, with critics complaining it leads to a loss of control and creativity. What is less clear, however, is how the lack of standardisation impacts a discipline's curriculum. This article, taking the coursework-based Master of Finance programs at Australian universities as the case study,…

Student plagiarism in colleges and universities has become a controversial issue in recent years. A key problem has been the lack of reliable empirical data on the frequency, nature and extent of plagiarism in student assignments. The aim of the study described here was to provide this data. Patterns of plagiarism were tracked in two university…

Current approaches to understanding learning imply that authentic learning experiences assist students to develop appropriate and effective understandings. Authentic learning experiences are those that are personally relevant from the learner's perspective and situated within appropriate social contexts. In planning for authentic learning to…

In response to a curriculum problem, a strategy emerged at the University of Sussex that is used to tackle issues and help bring about change. The strategy operates within the departmental structure of the university and involves setting up working parties of members of the Teaching and Learning Support Programme and representatives of the…

A study of the processes of curriculum and instructional development in the first-year public administration program at Melchester Polytechnic (England) drew on interviews with faculty. It is concluded that curricular and instructional change is intensely political and dependent on the organizational climate for change. (Author/MSE)

A survey of 70 faculty at 1 public research university investigated faculty perceptions of the impact of financial constraints on curriculum development, faculty development, and instructional technology at the institution. Responses indicated the faculty were both knowledgeable and concerned about the institution's fiscal situation, and had…

A University of Salford (England) course in business administration contains a business start-up simulation project on which students work in teams. A description of the course looks at the objectives and methods used, team selection, choice of venture, support provided, assessment activities, course modifications made over time, and outcomes.…