Entrepreneurial education plays a vital role in equipping students with the skills and mind-set necessary for success in the dynamic business landscape. While existing literature acknowledges the importance of entrepreneurial education, there is a lack of specific guidance on how courses can be designed to effectively cultivate entrepreneurial…

"Advances in Accounting Education" (AAE) is a high-quality publication of both empirical and non-empirical research that investigates vital matters within teaching, learning, and curriculum development. By focusing on these topics, it works to support the improvement of accounting programs at colleges and universities, as well as foster…

Procurement in the corporate world is increasingly complex, multi-faceted and interdisciplinary. This paper explores existing knowledge specifications relating to procurement management competencies and proposes a new procurement management competency framework (PMCF) and a competency-based postgraduate programme for postgraduate students in…

Recommends that business educators (1) make administrators aware of the importance of a keyboarding course, (2) sequence a microcomputer course directly after the typing course, and (3) teach the microcomputer course themselves. (CT)

Materials are provided from a presentation concerning the Holmes Group, a coalition of 39 education deans from leading research universities, and its reform package for teacher education. The specific focus of these materials is creation of a revamped graduate-level education curriculum for business teacher education at the Ohio State University…

Word processing can be integrated into business courses, even if the school system doesn't have funds for word processing equipment. The basics of word processing have always been taught by business education teachers; however, it is now time to integrate more specifics regarding word processing skills, terminology, and concepts. (CT)

This article describes procedures for developing and operating a classroom company, to integrate the study of money and business management into the daily curriculum. The article covers planning, organizing, writing learning contracts, integrating company activities into the curriculum, creating company product ideas, defining company officer…

Examines the two worlds of word processing: a theoretical world found in textbooks and magazines, and a "real" world found in offices where some form of word processing has been introduced. Suggestions for business teachers are included. (CT)

Recommends changes in areas emphasized by word processing instructors. Suggests new emphases, skill areas, and competencies where more emphasis is needed, and traditional business education activities which could receive less attention. (CT)

This guide is intended to assist in improving the education of individuals preparing to teach business education, whether in an elementary or college program. Possible uses of the guide include a model for developing, revising, and evaluating business teacher education programs in colleges and universities; a model for business teacher…

The study of entrepreneurship and the world of small business is recommended for gifted education programs. Benefits of entrepreneurship and small business education are identified and suggestions offered for the elementary, middle school, and secondary levels. (DB)

Personal development courses teaching business education students how to function in a work environment are suggested for curriculum development, along with several learning activities. (LH)

A rationale for integrating vocational student organizations into the business education curriculum as a phase of classroom instruction is presented. Cocurricular approaches to integrated activities are available from a number of national vocational organizations for students. (MF)

Outlines a model business-education program developed to help stop a shortage of competent personnel in the financial services industry. (MD)

Discussion of the possibilities of introducing artificial intelligence (AI) into the undergraduate curriculum highlights the introduction of AI in an introduction to information processing course for business students at George Washington University. Topics discussed include robotics, expert systems prototyping in class, and the interdisciplinary…