Programme for Pedagogical DayFebruary 24, 2015
1015-1030 Dean Kenneth Fjell Pedagogical Challenges for the master
1030-1050 Professor Karin S. Thorburn How to solve some of the challenges? The Case Method
1050-1100 Helge Ratvik, student The Case Method from the student perspective
1100-1130 Questions and Answers
11:30: Lunch
Pedagogical Challenges for the master – findings from the Programme Evaluation of 2014
(and more)
Dean Kenneth FjellPedagogical Day, February 24, 2015
Several sources …
• Programme evaluation 2014– Surveys of students, current and alumni– Survey of employers (321 HR-managers)– Six in-depth interviews of employers
• Regular alumni survey (AMU & Kandidat) • Studiebarometeret 2014• EQUIS accreditation 2011
… point at similar needs for improved learning outcomes
• Cooperation skills• Communication and presentation skills • Application of theory to real problems
• How do we address this?
Many different solutions
• Cooperation skills– NHH: STR425 Negotiations, STR437 Team and team management, and
other courses, BUT capacity issue for experienced based learning …– NTNU, Aarhus and Syddanske all have established large scale
«Experts in teams» courses• Communication and presentation skills
– NHH: CEMS skills seminars– SSE Executive Trainee Module (XTM)– Again, capacity issue…
• Application of theory to real problems– Internships;
• CEMS mandatory• NHH: expanding on the ENE-model
– The Case Method (Harvard), IMD, and many more
1. The company where the internship is performed must be operating within the areas relevant for the ENE profile.
2. The internship must last for at least one month.
3. The company must write a letter describing the work that the student has been involved in during the internship.
4. write a report that describes the knowledge the student has gained (and relate this to relevant literature/articles).
5. Internship of 2.5 ECTS is registered in the StudentWeb.
Course size is an issue• How to manage resource intensive teaching, such as
presentations with feedback, role playing in groups with feedback, case discussions, etc.?
FIE402E
BUS422
FIE426
FIE403
STR435
BUS432
STR405
ETI450
STR437
FIE435
ENE4
59
BUS444
SAM464
BUS435
MBM420
FIE401E
MBM424
ENE4
56
BUS427
ENE4
25
ECO403
BUS420
FIE436
ECO433
SAM475
GRU401
SAM474
SAM451
INB425
STR448
ENE4
29
ECO439
FIE443
FIE442
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
Course sizes at master spring 2014. Average was 61.
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Many BIG courses, yes, but…
Even more small courses!
Facilities – should we convert an existing auditorium into this?
a case auditorium suitable for
mid-size classes of
40-60 students
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Or think bigger, like this?Unknown Harvard auditorium (from commencement 2014 video: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/news/articles/commencement-2014)