ERIC Number: EJ1299989
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
Pages: 15
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Team ePortfolios in Management Education: Insights into Students' Skill Development
Andrade, Maureen; Zeigner, Shaylana
e-Journal of Business Education and Scholarship of Teaching, v15 n1 p40-54 Jun 2021
One of the goals of management courses is to help students develop the ability to plan, organize, lead, and control. They also need to develop human and conceptual skills. These skills are reflected in what many higher education institutions refer to as essential learning outcomes or cross-cutting skills (e.g., communication, teamwork, ethical decision-making, critical thinking, and application of knowledge to real-life settings). This qualitative study analyzed students' team ePortfolio reflections to better understand the processes, norms, and behaviors that students engaged in as they developed strategies for effective teamwork. Findings demonstrated students' developing competencies in the managerial functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. The study shows that high impact educational practices such as team ePortfolios, which involve teamwork, intensive writing, and peer review, can help students develop employer-valued skills.
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Portfolios (Background Materials), Business Administration Education, Skill Development, College Students, Cooperative Learning, Teamwork, Group Dynamics
Australian Business Education Research Association. PO Box 408, Mapleton, Queensland 4560, Australia. e-mail: editor@ejbest.org; Web site: http://www.ejbest.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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