ERIC Number: EJ1365370
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0883-2323
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3356
Rethinking the Business Core Curriculum: The Case against Calculus
Rao, Madhu T.; Prussia, Gregory
Journal of Education for Business, v97 n7 p461-467 2022
In this paper, the authors question the value of a required calculus class for undergraduate business students. We use the tenets of Transfer of Learning theory along with the Theory of Formal Discipline to evaluate whether the value of calculus may be overstated. Using data from business faculty, students, and alumni, we look at the degree to which these constituents believe that taking a calculus class is important to their future success. Findings indicate that while some groups believe calculus is important to business students, most results suggest that the value of a required calculus class to business student success is limited.
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Educational Change, Curriculum Development, Calculus, Undergraduate Students, Required Courses, Transfer of Training, Learning Theories, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Alumni, Futures (of Society), Success, Mathematics Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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