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The Use of Student Consulting Projects as an Active Learning Pedagogy: A Case Study in a Production/Operations Management Course |
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| Authors: | Kirk C Heriot Ron Cook Rita C Jones Leo Simpson |
| Institution: | Department of Management and Marketing, D. Abbott Turner College of Business, Columbus State University, 4225 University Ave., Columbus, GA 31907, e-mail:; College of Business Administration, Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Rd., Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, e-mail:; Department of Accounting and Finance, D. Abbott Turner College of Business, Columbus State University, 4225 University Ave., Columbus, GA 31907, e-mail:; School of Business &Economics –Management, Seattle University, 901 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122-1090, e-mail: |
| Abstract: | Active learning has attracted considerable attention in higher education in response to concerns about how and what students are learning. There are many different forms of active learning, yet most of them are classroom based. We propose an alternative to active learning in the classroom through active learning outside of the classroom in the form of student consulting projects. While the literature on student consulting has largely focused on projects to assist small business owners, this research demonstrates the potential for using student-consulting projects in the Production/Operations Management course. We use a case study to describe the use of a student-consulting project as an alternative to the other types of active learning described in the Operations Management education literature. |
| Keywords: | Active Learning Production and Operations Management Student Consulting |