Kolb, D. A. (2015). Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. FT press.
I am wading through a total of 71 lengthy end-of-semester analysis and reflection papers for my two UB Singapore MGO 403 Fundamentals of Strategic Management course sections. The reflection portion encourages my students to engage in the David Kolb (2015) Reflective Observation and Abstract Conceptualization stages of experiential learning. The other two stages are Active Experimentation and Concrete Experience. The students engaged in these all semester long by working in teams and a complex global strategic management simulation. Although there is a fair bit of flattery in this section of one student's paper, it is consistent with what many other students wrote in their reflection passages.
"MGO 403 has to be one of the most innovative courses that I have taken during my 4 year tenure in the University of Buffalo. While it still contains similar elements of various other courses that are related to management, such as a structured system of quizzes based on chapters from the textbook, it introduced the element of the BSG simulation which is something that can be applied to any real world management situation. Not only did it introduce elements of teamwork but it also gave us an avenue to deep dive into the inner workings of a company, which we had to make important decisions for, in the short run as well as the long run. Some of the other highlights from this course was the Plastico assignment which made us analyse the team structure, management and general problem solving aspects of business. The whole exercise was meant for us to understand and critically think about a simulated business environment, which could take place in any day to day operations of a business. The other highlight is also this individual assignment which makes us write about a company and the very real life problems faced by the same due to the Covid-19 pandemic."
#ExperientialLearning #ProjectBasedLearning #UniversityAtBuffaloSingapore
"MGO 403 has to be one of the most innovative courses that I have taken during my 4 year tenure in the University of Buffalo. While it still contains similar elements of various other courses that are related to management, such as a structured system of quizzes based on chapters from the textbook, it introduced the element of the BSG simulation which is something that can be applied to any real world management situation. Not only did it introduce elements of teamwork but it also gave us an avenue to deep dive into the inner workings of a company, which we had to make important decisions for, in the short run as well as the long run. Some of the other highlights from this course was the Plastico assignment which made us analyse the team structure, management and general problem solving aspects of business. The whole exercise was meant for us to understand and critically think about a simulated business environment, which could take place in any day to day operations of a business. The other highlight is also this individual assignment which makes us write about a company and the very real life problems faced by the same due to the Covid-19 pandemic."
#ExperientialLearning #ProjectBasedLearning #UniversityAtBuffaloSingapore
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