Podcasts and Webinars

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Number of content items in this category is 17.

The Future of Business Education – A Conversation with Dean Mauro F. Guillén, Cambridge Judge Business School

The Future of Business Education - A Conversation with Dean Mauro F. Guillén, Cambridge Judge Business School

by Rodney G. Alsup, Professor Emeritus and Founder, MBA News Digest

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Deep Dive Into How University of San Diego MBA Student-Mentors Help Local Small Business Owners

Learn how to Create Community-Based Experiential Learning Opportunities for MBA Students by taking a deep dive into how University of San Diego MBA Student-Mentors help local small business owners. Creating an outstanding experiential learning opportunity is a challenge felt by many GME program leaders and faculty members. A great learning experience is always the end goal, but the path to success isn't always clear. During this video, we are going to help you see how to plot a successful path. Introduction (00:10) Agenda (02:09) Speaker Introductions (03:36) About University of San Diego (USD) (04:42) USD School of Business and the MBA program (05:43) Access' Microenterprise Program (AMP) (09:33) Program History (10:38) How the program works: (14:59) Program Goals (16:47) Recruiting...

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Deep Dive Into the MBA Mentorship Program at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business

Prashant Malaviya, Senior Associate Dean for the McDonough MBA program, joins Rodney Alsup in a deep dive into their recently created mentorship program. This live discussion provided attendees the opportunity to ask questions. Navigate to specific parts of the video. 00:05 Webinar Introduction 02:16 Agenda 02:47 Prashant Malaviya Introduction 03:10 About Georgetown University 03:58 About Georgetown McDonough 04:31 About the Full-time MBA Program 06:41 About the MBA Alumni Advisory Council 15:20 Mentoring is… 16:03 Lessons Learned 17:38 2020-2021 Participants 34:11 Timeline 44:18 Mentor/Mentee Perspective 57:20 Contact Information & Wrap-up 59:23 MBA News Digest

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GME Perspectives: A Conversation with Rodney Alsup

Click Here to View Interview Recording BusinessCAS "GME Perspectives: A Conversation with Rodney Alsup" Date: March 2, 2021 As colleges look to rebound from the disruptions of the pandemic, how will business schools position themselves to evolve in order to meet the next round of challenges facing higher education? Steve Taylor's GME Perspectives series continues with a lively and unscripted conversation with Rodney Alsup, founder of MBA News Digest. Rodney will share his insights into the trends and opportunities he sees unfolding across the GME field. Which types of schools are agile enough to navigate the social, economic and structural challenges confronting GME in 2021? What is the role of the media in covering business schools, and how does the transparency of GME programs...

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Virtual Reality – MBA Students at Temple University’s Fox School of Business – Bora Ozkan Interview

Dr. Bora Ozkan, assistant professor of finance at Temple University’s Fox School of Business serves as the academic director for the school’s Online MBA and Online BBA. The reason Bora is joining me today is he’s responsible for the Fox School’s first-ever Virtual Reality or VR course that's offered to their online MBA students. The course, "Fintech, Blockchain and Digital Disruption," is a seven-week course that started March 19, 2020 and ends the last week of April. Twenty students enrolled for the course. The course was designed by Bora, a team from the Fox School’s Online and Digital Learning Department and Glimpse Group, a virtual reality and augmented reality platform company. I learned of the course from a US News article that I recently shared with MBA News Digest...

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Georgia State University’s New MS-HRM Program – How They Did it While Making Program Management Simple

Program Management Made Simple During Design - Learn How Making graduate program management simple is almost never a consideration during the design phase of a new graduate program. Georgia State University's new MS in Human Resource Management program is an exception. In this episode, two program faculty members discuss how the new program's design makes program management simple. Join me as we discuss: 1. How the program uses rubrics to track overall skill development progress for individual students and for the program; 2. How metrics guide program data collection and reporting; 3. How the program can track meta level skills by student; 4. How the program gathers faculty input about student performance by using Qualtrics; and more.

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Georgia State University’s New MS-HRM Program – How They Did It

During 2019 graduate management education was criticized for not being relevant. At the end of January, I received a press release from GSU titled “Georgia State’s Master’s in H.R. Management Responds to Emerging Business Needs.” I thought, here’s a response to that criticism, I wonder how they did it? Two GSU faculty members, Kay Bunch and Tom Conklin join me to discuss the how. MS-HRM Program Overview: Currently, this program is recruiting for its fourth cohort of 15-20 students. There's one intake per year. The curriculum was co-developed with HR professionals in the Atlanta area. The curriculum prepares students for the SHRM professional certification exam. Program is not a revision or redesign, but a greenfield startup that took approximately 12 months to create. Students take two...

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Driving Better Experiences & Outcomes in Industry-Engaged Experiential Learning

Driving Better Experiences & Outcomes in Industry-Engaged Experiential Learning Navigate to specific parts of the video. 00:22 Speaker Introduction 02:16 Webinar Focus 03:06 Who is Practera 12:24 Practera Track Record 15:40 Project Goals & Learning Outcomes Fit 15:46 Tips to Help Industry Partners 24:38 Sample Project Scoping Template 33:07 Expectations Management 33:12 Identifying Mismatched Expectations 37:28 Suggested Interventions for Re-alignment 45:16 Case Study #1 47:14 Case Study #2 51:10 Practera Free Trials

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Unconscious Bias in the B-School: From Awareness to Action – FREE WEBINAR

Even in the best situations, achieving diverse and inclusive work environments, campuses, and communities is a challenging and complex subject to address. IACBE has teamed up with the MBA News Digest to host a live webinar focused on unconscious bias in B-Schools. Join us as the following panelist discuss the important topic of unconscious bias in the B-School: Derrick Nelson - AVP of Inclusion, Diversity and Business Leader - Commerce Bank Dr. Niccole Kopit - Chief Academic Officer | Data Verum & 360 Support Services Dr. Cleamon Moorer, Founder & Ex Officio, Dr. C. Moorer at Associates Inc; Former Dean College of Business, Baker College Dr. Phyllis Okrepkie - President, IACBE Rochelle Petway - Director of External Affairs, IACBE January 23, 2019  at 1:00 pm (GMT -04:00) Eastern...

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MBA Students Craft Podcast to Make Top Professors’ Stories and Advice Accessible

Content written by Emma Rosenbaum and published by The Cornell Daily Sun.  MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: In fall 2017, Michael Brady MBA ’19 and Harrison Jobe MBA ’19 had the idea to start a podcast called Present Value. Now nine episodes in, the entirely student-run podcast goes in-depth into the careers of highly esteemed professors here at Cornell and has listeners across six continents and nearly 30 countries. Upon entering Cornell’s Two-Year MBA program, Brady and Jobe realized that there was no good way to engage with professors before arriving on campus. Wanting to learn more about the work of these professors with many years of experience in their field, they saw an opportunity to create something of value. With the help of two of their fellow classmates,...

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Developments Driving Graduate Business Education Curriculum Change During 2018 – WEBINAR

Content written and published by MBA Roundtable.  MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content:  Wednesday, February 6, 2019 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CTL Join us for our annual look back...and look ahead...at trends and innovations in graduate business curriculum innovation. Graduate business programs are moving fast to remain viable and competitive so let us help you stay on top of the latest happenings in the graduate business industry.  This annual review will provide insight into how the industry is changing and how program administrators are adjusting to those changes.  It is nearly impossible to stay on top of all the changes and innovations in the industry but Rodney Alsup of the MBA News Digest review's 1000's of articles and papers each year and will use his insights to...

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FREE WEBINAR – Best Practices for Managing Project-Based Learning Engagements with Third Party Host Companies

FREE WEBINAR Are You Struggling with Project-Based Project Management Issues? Are Your Student Projects a Challenge to Manage? Are Host Companies a Challenge to Manage? Then the Following Webinar is for You! Best Practices for Managing Project-Based Learning Engagements with Third Party Host Companies November 15, 2018  at 2:00 pm (GMT -04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) 1-Hour Duration RSVP for this special MBA News Digest event where you'll learn: 1. How to use project management principles to deliver impactful learning experiences 2. How to design and manage great projects 3. How to design effective collaborations between companies and students Join me as I interview Jordan Levy, Founder & Executive Director of CapSource, an EdTech Company that is helping transform higher...

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#005: Selecting Companies and Designing Engagements When Offering Project-Based Experiential Learning

Welcome to the MBA News Digest podcast and webinar series, Episode #004. My guests for this episode Jordan Levy, Founder of CapSource. During this webinar we discussed experiential learning formats and the role company selection and engagement design plays when offering students project-based experiential learning opportunities. Jordan created a getting started checklist that you can download. Click here to get your copy. Scroll down to view the webinar. [hide_from visible_to="member"] Click the play button to watch and listen Click here to get your copy of the Experiential Learning Getting Started Checklist Click here to listen in iTunes Click here to subscribe to all MBA News Digest Podcast via iTunes Join the Conversation! Questions: Do you offer your graduate students experiential...

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Webinar: Selecting Companies and Designing Engagements for Project-Based Experiential Learning

    FREE WEBINAR Is Your Experiential Learning Program Struggling? Are Your Student Projects a Challenge to Manage? Are Project Companies Difficult to Find? Then the Following Webinar is for You! Selecting Companies and Designing Engagements for Project-Based Experiential Learning September 20, 2018  at Noon (GMT -04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) 1-Hour Duration RSVP for this special MBA News Digest event where you'll learn: 1. How to select companies that provide ideal learning experiences for the students 2. How to design great projects 3. How to design effective collaborations between companies and students 4. Where to find companies And much more! Join me as I interview Jordan Levy, Founder & Executive Director of CapSource, an EdTech Company that is helping...

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Are You Thinking About A Major MBA Program Redesign?

Do You Know Where to Start? FREE Live Webinar Learn How Eastern Kentucky University Used Extensive Research to Achieve What Many See as Impossible - A New MBA Program! August 7, 2018  at 1:00 pm (GMT -04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) Sign up now to RSVP for this special MBA News Digest event where you'll learn: How a "design thinking" consultant helped with the process. What student demand principles drove the redesign. How the new program looks. The process they followed from start to finish. Join me as I interview the three faculty members that spearheaded the redesign effort. Rodney Alsup, D.B.A., CPA, CITP Founder, MBA News Digest Space is limited for this live webinar! To RSVP, Click Here. All that is required is your first name and an email address.

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#003 How to Implement & Use Chatbots for Graduate Program Recruiting & Enrollment

#003 Webinar Show Notes: Welcome to the MBA News Digest podcast and webinar series, Episode #003. My guest for this episode is Ashley Sempowski, Assistant Director Recruitment & Outreach, School of Professional & Continuing Studies Springfield College, Wilmington Campus. In this role she is responsible for the College's use of the Chatbot tawk.to. Our conversation focuses on the implementation and use of tawk.to and how it's being used for recruiting and enrollment activities. We wrap up the interview with a list of tawk.to's capabilities and the College's plans going forward for expanding its use throughout the rest of the organization. I am sure that most of us have a lot to learn about chatbots. And I believe we can learn a lot from Ashley. So this get started. [hide_from...

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