by Neil Niman | Nov 10, 2020 | Program Development
Relying on business professionals to deliver a portion of the curriculum comes with its own unique challenges. These challenges include: How to develop good course ideas How to find course instructors How to help new instructors be successful Managing... 
by Neil Niman | Nov 10, 2020 | Practice-Based Learning
The standard method for approaching the curriculum is to first identify those ideas that need to be taught. These concepts are then bundled into a course. The course is packaged within a degree program. Within this process, staffing decisions are based on the best... 
by Neil Niman | Nov 10, 2020 | Practice-Based Learning
Project-based learning is often organized around student teams that work collaboratively on a problem for a real business enterprise. Under the supervision of a faculty member, a student team has the opportunity to apply what they have learned in a meaningful context.... 
by Neil Niman | Oct 19, 2020 | Practice-Based Learning
Is clinical experience enjoyed by medical students essentially equivalent to the case-based learning prevalent in many business schools? The portion of a medical education that places a student’s knowledge into practice by working in a real teaching hospital is... 
by Neil Niman | Oct 1, 2020 | Practice-Based Learning
Practice-based learning as we are defining it goes beyond what has traditionally been viewed as a clinical experience (think medical school for example). It is an amalgamation of three types of learning: 1] active learning; 2] situated learning; and 3] experiential... 
by Neil Niman | Sep 16, 2020 | Course Design
We have designed the business in practice program to mirror the clinical experience that supplements the classroom experience found in medical schools. It is a complement and not a substitute to the core curriculum. It provides an opportunity for students to put their... 
by Neil Niman | Aug 6, 2020 | Program Development
The structure of higher education has remained largely unchanged over the course of the last 150 years. Breadth of understanding is generally encapsulated in some type of general education program, while depth is reserved for the major which represents a more focused... 
by Neil Niman | Jul 10, 2020 | Program Development
The Business in Practice program centers around the development of soft skills, but rather than working from a list of soft skills, we decided to take a different approach. Since many of the skills are the outcome of a learning process, we believed that it was... 
by Neil Niman | Jul 30, 2019 | Program Development
Business in Practice (BiP) is part of a broader effort to rethink business education. It is an approach to education that works closely with the business community to design, develop and deliver courses that reflect current business practices. It enhances...