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Carrithers, David; Ling, Teresa; Bean, John C. – Business Communication Quarterly, 2008
This article investigates the critical thinking difficulties of finance majors when asked to address ill-structured finance problems. The authors build on previous research in which they asked students to analyze an ill-structured investment problem and recommend a course of action. The results revealed numerous critical thinking weaknesses,…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Protocol Analysis, Audiences, Problem Sets
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Yang, Luxin; Shi Ling – Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 2003
Explored the summary writing processes of six-first-year Master of Business Administration students in a North American university. Participants (three Chinese and three native English speaking) completed a course-related summary task while thinking aloud. Analyses of think-aloud protocols, retrospective interviews, and written drafts reveal…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, English (Second Language), English for Academic Purposes, Graduate Students