A relatively easy way of providing some practical knowledge to a group of students is through class tours of a business. It is true that a large percentage of full-time students work part time (and even full time in some cases) to pay tuition bills, but in the great majority of cases the experience is not related to their professional career path. Visitations to businesses, meeting with executives, etc., all help to instill a professional attitude in students.
The range of possibilities for business community interaction with students is almost endless. Some other opportunities used at Niagara University include a particular class working on, perhaps, a marketing project for a funded United Way agency or the formation of ad hoc student consulting teams to assist struggling small businesses.
The ultimate level of executive involvement with students and faculty is through an executive-in-residence program, in which an executive teaches full time at the school for a semester or academic year. This means a substantial commitment by both the executive and the company. To make this a more manageable situation, Niagara has developed an executive-in-residence course that features ten executives, each allocating one full afternoon for the semester, addressing personalized cases with the students. Often, the class meets at the company, so that tours can be arranged.
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The range of possibilities for business community interaction with students is almost endless. Some other opportunities used at Niagara University include a particular class working on, perhaps, a marketing project for a funded United Way agency or the formation of ad hoc student consulting teams to assist struggling small businesses.
The ultimate level of executive involvement with students and faculty is through an executive-in-residence program, in which an executive teaches full time at the school for a semester or academic year. This means a substantial commitment by both the executive and the company. To make this a more manageable situation, Niagara has developed an executive-in-residence course that features ten executives, each allocating one full afternoon for the semester, addressing personalized cases with the students. Often, the class meets at the company, so that tours can be arranged.
FINAL REMARKS
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