by Neil Niman | Dec 3, 2020 | Practice-Based Learning
Even though the administrative challenges can be quite daunting, the benefits are clear and compelling. Graduating students who are better prepared to contribute from their first day on the job is perhaps the most compelling. There are also some benefits to the...
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 | 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 | 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...