The present study investigates pre-business students' reaction to Activity Based Learning in a lower division core required course entitled Introduction to Global Business in the business curriculum at California State University Chico. The study investigates students' preference for Activity Based Learning in comparison to a more traditional…

Requirements for good proofreading are discussed, followed by five sample exercises of proofreading problems, including typographical errors, transpositions, pileups, spelling and word errors, style, grammar, and typing usage errors. (TA)

Outlines projects which have been particularly successful in bridging the gap between classroom economic knowledge and community activities. The outlines should help stimulate teachers to develop topics which would motivate student learning in the economics and business areas. (HD)

Discusses the pros and cons of take-home tests as student learning activities. (JS)

Creativity is the key word for the teacher as the types of activities for students are limited only to the teacher's imagination and ability to create new learning strategies. Activities for basic business courses are suggested: Projects, committees/teams/groups, field trips and guest speakers, sociodrama, improvisation, problemsolving, and…

Describes a word processing class project in which students create a business and develop relevant documents for a portfolio. Explains portfolio evaluation criteria and types of skills the project develops. (SK)

The National Standards for Business Education include nine areas relating to international business: awareness, communication, environmental factors, ethics, finance, management, marketing, import/export, and organizational structure of international business. (SK)

A group project involves accounting students in hypothetical creation of a stock portfolio after completing financial analyses. The activity develops decision-making, critical thinking, research, communication, and finance skills. (SK)

Faculty teaching in online environments are universally encouraged to incorporate a variety of student-to-student learning activities into their courses. Although there is a body of both theoretical and empirical work supporting this, adult professional students participating in an online MBA program at an urban business school reported being at…

Action Research is an applied scholarly paradigm resulting in action for continuous improvement in our teaching and learning techniques offering faculty immediate classroom payback and providing documentation of meeting our educational responsibilities as required by AACSB standards. This article reviews the iterative action research process of…

In today's organizations, ethical challenges relate to areas like fraud, right to privacy for consumers, social responsibility, and trade restrictions. For Information Technology (IT) specifically, these can translate to considerations on how technology is used to violate people's privacy, how automation leads to job reductions, or how management…

This document explains the importance of trademark and federal registrations and presents educational ideas. The contents include: (1) "What Is a Trademark?"; (2) "A World without Trademarks?"; (3) "Procedures for Obtaining a Federal Registration"; (4) "The Rap on Trademarks"; (5) "A Note to…