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Entrepreneurship: Theory And Application In A University Arts Management Setting, Paul Linden Aug 2016

Entrepreneurship: Theory And Application In A University Arts Management Setting, Paul Linden

Paul Linden

This article explores the applicability of entrepreneurship as an academic course of study with respect to the broader area of arts management pedagogy. A historical overview of primary texts ranging from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries serves as a preface for a discipline-based perspective of its twentieth-century articulations. Primary theoretical exponents reveal the economic, sociological, and psychological underpinnings of entrepreneurship as it is developed as an academic topic. Mahoney and Michael’s subjectivist theory informs the relationship between entrepreneurship and the study of creative and cultural industries. Recommendations for specific pedagogical application include structuring and content for in-class activities and outreach …


Teaching Apparel Pattern Completion Through Instructional Scaffolding, Ellen C. Mckinney, Erin M. Monfort-Nelson Jul 2016

Teaching Apparel Pattern Completion Through Instructional Scaffolding, Ellen C. Mckinney, Erin M. Monfort-Nelson

Ellen C. McKinney

"Similar to the scaffolding used in construction to support workers as they work on a specific task, instructional scaffolds are temporary support structures faculty put in place to assist students accomplish new tasks and concepts they could not typically achieve on their own."


Teaching Apparel Pattern Completion Through Instructional Scaffolding, Ellen C. Mckinney, Erin M. Monfort-Nelson Jul 2016

Teaching Apparel Pattern Completion Through Instructional Scaffolding, Ellen C. Mckinney, Erin M. Monfort-Nelson

Ellen C. McKinney

"Similar to the scaffolding used in construction to support workers as they work on a specific task, instructional scaffolds are temporary support structures faculty put in place to assist students accomplish new tasks and concepts they could not typically achieve on their own."


Teaching Apparel Pattern Completion Through Instructional Scaffolding, Ellen C. Mckinney, Erin M. Monfort-Nelson Jul 2016

Teaching Apparel Pattern Completion Through Instructional Scaffolding, Ellen C. Mckinney, Erin M. Monfort-Nelson

Ellen C. McKinney

"Similar to the scaffolding used in construction to support workers as they work on a specific task, instructional scaffolds are temporary support structures faculty put in place to assist students accomplish new tasks and concepts they could not typically achieve on their own."


A Teaching Supplement On Sensitivity Analysis For Linear Programming In Undergraduate Business Programs (Forthcoming), Jomon Aliyas Paul, Leo Macdonald Dec 2015

A Teaching Supplement On Sensitivity Analysis For Linear Programming In Undergraduate Business Programs (Forthcoming), Jomon Aliyas Paul, Leo Macdonald

Jomon Aliyas Paul

Sensitivity analysis, a key linear programming (LP) concept, is often explained in text books using complex problem scenarios that students have difficulty relating to. Consequently, many students do not fully comprehend nor appreciate significance of shadow prices or range of optimality for objective coefficients. This adds to the challenges instructors face in promoting critical thinking, a key goal in operations research and management science courses. Limited student-faculty interactions further exacerbates the problem in online learning environments. These issues can be effectively addressed through use of simple real world examples for instruction, followed by discussion of insights and intuition behind results …