Teaching Large Sections of a Business Communication Course

2017 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-129
Author(s):  
Carol Wright
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Pedagogical Strategies ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Large Sections ◽  
Large Face

The purpose of this research is to examine specific examples of how business communication courses are delivered in large, face-to-face university classes to discover implications of these large courses. This case study reviewed four classes from two different midsized universities whose classes range from 48 to 300 students. Findings suggest that, when faced with the possibility of teaching more students, it is important to understand that pedagogical strategies may need to be adjusted to maintain student learning. These strategies include modifying the course to the lecture/lab structure, limiting the amount of writing, or allowing the instructor to teach fewer courses.

scholarly journals Harry Potter and the First Order of Business: Using Simulation to Teach Social Justice and Disability Ethics in Business Communication

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie K. Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Harry Potter ◽  
Professional Communication ◽  
Business Writing ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Simulation Based ◽  
Excellent Work ◽  
Communication Pedagogy

Despite the excellent work by scholars who invite us to consider disability, social justice, and business and professional communication pedagogy, little attention has been given to what a disability- and social-justice-centered business and professional communication course might look like in design and implementation. This case study offers an example of a simulation based within the Harry Potter universe that emphasizes the ways disability advocacy and civic engagement manifest themselves in foundational business writing theories and practices. This simulation enabled students to engage with social justice issues by understanding access as an essential part of business and professional communication.

scholarly journals Analyzing Writing Needs of MBA Students: A Case Study of IIUI

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (II) ◽  
pp. 329-336
Author(s):  
Lubna Umar ◽  
Umaima Kamran ◽  
Saira Maqbool
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Mba Students ◽  
Proficiency Level

This research aims to analyze written skills of students enrolled in Business Communication course by conducting a Needs Analysis survey. While focusing on the necessities, lacks and wants of learners, the current language proficiency of students was matched with the target level needed in business organizations. For this purpose, a needs analysis based on the target situation needs analysis model provided by Hutchinson and Waters (1987) was conducted. Two questionnaires were designed to collect data from learners and prospective business employers. Moreover, faculty members were interviewed to get an enriched data. A quantitative data was qualitatively analyzed to reveal that needs analysis is a neglected aspect of curriculum development in Pakistan and that the needs of students are not considered. Moreover, the written skills are being focused, but the current proficiency level of the learners does not match the target situation needs.

Facilitating Student Learning Through Multisensory Tools That Engage and Foster Collaboration

2020 ◽  
pp. 200-223
Author(s):  
Daniel A. Novey ◽  
Hal L. Holloman ◽  
Marjorie C. Ringler
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Student Interactions ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Pedagogical Strategies ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Robust Learning ◽  
Geographical Distances ◽  
Principal Preparation Program

This chapter describes how university professors in a principal preparation program applied technology resources to face-to-face and online instruction to intensify student interactions and engagement with the professors and each other. As a result, the learning opportunities were transformed to increase effective student and professor interaction and student learning. Professors found that utilizing multisensory technology provided platforms in which robust learning exchanges occurred that deepened learning while students and professors worked collaboratively. The chapter describes how several studies show how the use of interactive multisensory tools such as Flipgrid, VoiceThread, and GoReact provided effective pedagogical strategies that enhanced communications. The studies took place at a university that serves students from rural communities and therefore provides research about utilizing multisensory tools to improve learning for students in locations where access to higher education is challenged by geographical distances.

scholarly journals Analyzing Writing Needs of MBA Students:A Case Study of IIUI

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (III) ◽  
pp. 382-389
Author(s):  
Lubna Umar ◽  
Umaima Kamran ◽  
Saira Maqbool
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Needs Analysis ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Target Level ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Proficiency Level

This research aims to analyze written skills of students enrolled in Business Communication course by conducting a Needs Analysis survey. While focusing on the necessities, lacks and wants of learners, the current language proficiency of students was matched with the target level needed in business organizations. For this purpose, a needs analysis based on the target situation needs analysis model provided by Hutchinson and Waters (1987) was conducted. Two questionnaires were designed to collect data from learners and prospective business employers. Moreover, faculty members were interviewed to get an enriched data. A quantitative data was qualitatively analyzed to reveal that needs analysis is a neglected aspect of curriculum development in Pakistan and that the needs of students are not considered. Moreover, the written skills are being focused, but the current proficiency level of the learners does not match the target situation needs.

scholarly journals Mobile Applications and Semantic-Web – A case study on Automated Course Management

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samir Abou El-Seoud ◽  
Hosam El-Sofany ◽  
Islam Taj-Eddin
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Applications ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Automatic Generation ◽  
Course Management ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Different Types ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Knowledge Evaluation

<p class="Abstract">Different types of e-assessment systems that are recognized at universities and based on the campus wireless have been developed. These systems help the students to use their Mobile Phones as learning media to access the information more easily from anywhere and at any time.  Seppala and Alamaki developed a mobile learning project for teacher training. Their study compared the effectiveness of internet, face-to-face and mobile based instructions.        Al Masri has proposed a study to compare the effective strategy in paper-based assessment with mobile-based assessment for assessing university students in English literature. It has been found that students gained better scores in mobile phone-based test than in paper-based test.  This paper aims to determine and measure the effects of mobile-based assessments on the perception, achievement levels and performance of the students in internet-assisted courses. The main functionalities and features of this paper are: Knowledge evaluation, automatic generation of exams, exam grading, communication, course management, and questions-bank database.</p>

Challenges and Opportunities of Developing an ESP University Course without a Textbook – a multiple case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 56-68
Author(s):  
Anna ROMAGNUOLO
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Educational Setting ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
University Course

The growing demand for ESP courses, due not only to the use of English as a lingua franca in a globalized professional world but also to the relatively recent requirements of “internationalized” university degrees, has made the teaching of English for Special Purposes, with the areas and the language teaching approaches (EOP, EAP, EVP) it has come to include, increasingly reliant on the use of specialized EFL textbooks. However, the ESP books available in the market still might not cover all the non-linguistic specialized university disciplines, or they might be too costly and time-consuming for short, elective, and pass/fail EFL courses worth few ECTS credits.This paper will report on the author’s experience of teaching a University Business Communication course without the use of textbooks, and with significant resort to online free educational resources and “non-desktop” technologies, materials and tools, which have also been exploited to involve students in the preparation of flipped lessons and the creation of their own educational material. The course-specific features and students’ outcomes, especially in terms of competence and skill development, will be described with a brief analysis of the pros and cons of transforming a formal educational setting in an informal language learning experience.

Consulting Course Design: Theoretical Frameworks and Pedagogical Strategies

2002 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 86-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise J. Dallimore ◽  
Tasha J. Souza
Keyword(s):  
College Graduates ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Research Assessment ◽  
Academic Needs ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Pedagogical Strategies ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Organizational Interventions ◽  
Instructional Frameworks

Educators need to be more proactive in expanding course offerings to respond to the academic needs of university students. Draum by excellent pay and prospects of gaining valuable experience, more college graduates are pursuing employment in consulting. With consulting skills growing in importance for many of our students in the 21st century, business communication scholars are particularly well posi tioned to help students develop these requisite skills and knowledge. Offering a course dedicated to the topic of consulting, or including consulting experience in a standard business communication course prepares students for engaging in consult ing activities, including research, assessment, training and development, facilita tion, and evaluation. Our course foregrounds instructional frameworks and serv ice learning to assist students in systematically assessing organizational problems and designing and implementing organizational interventions.

KURIKULUM DAN TANTANGANNYA Studi Kasus Jurusan Perbankan Syariah di SMK Ibnu Sina

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eny Puspita Ningrum
Keyword(s):  
Curriculum Reform ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Educational Curriculum ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Life Education ◽  
Real Picture ◽  
In The Beginning

Education is an important thing that has become a necessity for every human being in order to achieve a better quality of life. Education cannot be separated from the educational curriculum, which is where the curriculum continues to develop following every development of society and technological advances. The curriculum is the heart of education and is dynamic in nature where the curriculum must always be updated or changed. From this curriculum reform and change, it is a challenge for teachers to continue to innovate to improve the quality of education. By using a qualitative research method a case study approach, it is hoped that it can explain the real picture that is being experienced by the teacher at SMK Ibnu Sina. which focuses on the Sharia Banking major due to changes in the adjusted curriculum because the world is being faced by COVID-19. In the era of COVID-19, the educational curriculum must be adjusted, which in the beginning learning can be face-to-face now has turned into a distance learning online learning model.

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