Collateral Learning Through Service-Learning: Developing Competent Business Professionals
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
International Journal of Management Education and Development
Volume
2
Issue
1
Publisher
International Management Journals
Publication Date
1-1-2006
First Page
1
Last Page
16
Abstract
Stakeholders of business schools expect graduates to have certain collateral skills in addition to the specific skills required by the discipline. These collateral skills have been identified as quantitative analysis, information technology, diversity, teamwork and interpersonal, critical and analytical thinking, verbal and written communication, and ethical. This literature review suggests that service-learning should be an excellent way to help students develop collateral as well as discipline-specific skills. This may be due to the high motivation to learn that students gain from working in the real world with individuals whose lives are impacted by the quality of service provided by the students. Figure 1 is a graphic representation of the model discussed in the paper.
Recommended Citation
Gygi, J. & Madsen, S. R. (2006). Collateral learning through service-learning: Developing competent business professionals. International Journal of Management Education and Development, 2(1), 1-16.