I'm convinced that there a many MBAs like me who want hands-on academic coursework that reflects the industry realities.
More important, teachers around the world have been putting academic coursework online for more than a decade, including reading material, syllabuses, video lectures and practice exams.
South embraces its diversity as the foundation for building rigorous, cross-cultural academic coursework and for providing relevant social and extracurricular options for all students.
After the military refused to meet Harvard's standards on academic coursework, the faculty voted to relegate the program to an extracurricular activity, and the military decided to leave.
Students in the MCP Program are encouraged to integrate fieldwork and internships with academic coursework.
Beyond academic coursework, on-the-job experience was the preferred training method, followed by continuing professional-development programs and short courses.
The Discover Leadership Education Advancement Program (LEAP): provides select employees the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree while focusing on leadership development through academic coursework.
The internship is a key component of science teacher education that is intended to bridge the gap between the academic coursework and the realities of classroom teaching.
For instance, attributes associated with academic success such as involvement (Astin 1984) and engagement have been used to explain students' relative success in their academic coursework (Carini et al. 2006).
And while they commit to 3,000 hours of on-the-job training, 20-40 credits of academic coursework and have rotations throughout all facets of the manufacturing operation, they are also being productive workers as apprentices.
Extracurricular activities, real-world problem solving, and personal passions and interests play a central role in Natalie's engaged education, serving as a valuable complement to the academic coursework that has traditionally been the focus of university learning.(b).
