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The Use of Electronic Portfolios in the Master of Business Administration Program 2005 Sloan-C Most Outstanding Online Teaching and Learning Program Dr. Michael A. Evanchik, Chair Business & Executive Programs Graduate School of Management and Technology Program Design
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The Use of Electronic Portfolios in the Master of Business Administration Program 2005 Sloan-C Most Outstanding Online Teaching and Learning Program Dr. Michael A. Evanchik, Chair Business & Executive Programs Graduate School of Management and Technology
Program Design • Online, hybrid with cohorts of 25 • Additional formats: EMBA, GMBA • IACBE accreditation • Seven six-credit seminars + fundamentals course • Themes – leadership, globalization, ethics, technology, and innovation • World-wide faculty
MBA Online Learning Model Clear Communication Pedagogy Frequent Feedback Technology Faculty Development Program Assessment (surveys, focus groups) Student Assessment (electronic portfolio) Intense Interaction Student Centered Collaborative Learning Structure ©2003 S.J. Monaco
Seven Program Outcomes • Make ethical business decisions that exhibit high ethical standards in a global and culturally diverse setting. • Formulate dynamic business strategies to align organizational resources with changes in the external environment. • Use oral and written communication skills to express business ideas effectively and persuasively with all organizational stakeholders using a variety of synchronous and asynchronous technologies.
Ten Managerial Competencies Information Literacy/Research Skills(correct sources of information) Technology Fluency(proficient with appropriate technologies) Diversity/Cross Cultural Perspectives(awareness of individual differences) Communication Skills(effective transmission of information) Team Building Skills(working with others to achieve a common goal) Systems Thinking(identify the correct problem/issue) Critical Thinking(evaluating key components of problem/issue) Decision Making(selecting best course of action from several alternatives) Executing Decisions (implementing through others selected course of action) Ethical Leadership (building long-term loyalty in others)
Program Assessment • Competencies linkedto program objectives • Program Outcome #1:Make effective business decisions that exhibit high ethical standards in a global and culturally diverse environment. • Competencies: Systems Thinking, Communication Skills, Diversity/Cross-Cultural Perspectives, Decision Making, Executing Decisions, Ethical Leadership • Competencies linked to individual seminar objectives and assignments in all syllabi
Components of the Electronic Portfolio • Part 1 - Professional Development Plan • Updated in each seminar • Part 2 - Learning Journal • Completed in each seminar • Template Provided
Part 1 - Professional Development Plan • Statement of Educational/Professional Aspirations • Professional Goals • Targeted Management Position in 5 to 10 years • Required KSAs for Targeted Management Position • Academic and Professional Activities • Academic Goals
Part 2 - Learning Journal • Goals (beginning of each seminar) • General reflections (end of first six seminars) • Reflections on all ten competencies (end of program)
Transformation of the Electronic Portfolio • Individual marketing plan focusing on KSAs • Audio/video components added to enhance text-based resume • CD or web site is final product Example #1 Example #2