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Transformational Mentoring: An Experimental Process For Aligning Student Learning With Business Realities, Alan Dillman, David Schmidt, Randy Clark, Jon R. Austin Oct 2005

Transformational Mentoring: An Experimental Process For Aligning Student Learning With Business Realities, Alan Dillman, David Schmidt, Randy Clark, Jon R. Austin

Business Administration Faculty Presentations

The purpose of this paper is to describe an experimental student learning process, document preliminary efforts to assess the learning outcomes, and suggest avenues for future research. The primary objective of the approach was to significantly increase student learning through the implementation of transformational mentoring techniques. These techniques were applied as students worked with an actual business in an effort to improve its market position and revenue.


Use Of An Advising Team, Jane E. Campbell, Randy Stuart Jan 2005

Use Of An Advising Team, Jane E. Campbell, Randy Stuart

Faculty and Research Publications

The Michael J. Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University uses selected faculty members on an Advising Team, and provides access to them through walk-in advising hours. Compared to our previous approach of assigning students to all faculty members, the benefits of this system for the students are more efficient and effective advising. Students have access to advising at more times, and are more likely to get correct answers quickly. The benefits for the faculty are that the faculty members on the Team enjoy advising and can have their performance expectations tailored to include advising, while those faculty members …