using project sites for executive mba programs

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2010 Sakai Conference - Graziadio School of Business and Management developed a model for executive MBA programs using Sakai project sites as a platform for cohort activities. This model provides greater flexibility and space for student teams to determine how they want to collaborate and choose tools that work best for them.

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Using Project Sites for Executive MBA Programs

Linda WallaceSenior e-Learning SpecialistGraziadio School of Business and ManagementPepperdine UniversityTwitter: graziadioelearn

Overview

• Our executive programs• LMS issues and solutions• Project sites model and demo

• 6 graduate campuses in California• 2000 students: MBA, Executive, MS, BSM• 200 executive program students

Graziadio School of Business and Management

Executive Programs• Executive MBA

– Senior level managers and executives– EMBA program: 20 months– Meet once every three weeks: Fri / Sat

• Presidential and Key Executive MBA– C-level executives and business leaders– PKE program: 20 months– Meet once a month: Fri / Sat

• MS Organizational Development– Experienced OD professionals– MSOD program: 2 years– 4 week-long sessions per year

Cohorts

• Students• Faculty• Advisor• (Staff)

Courses

LMS Issues & Solutions

• Central location for cohort• Consistent experience• Individual course site availability• Private, self-managed team sites• Move from Blackboard to Sakai

Project Sites Model• Cohort site

– Students– All faculty and advisor– Program office staff

• Course sites– Students– Individual faculty and advisor– Program office staff

• Team sites– Students

Cohort Site• Contacts, Courses, Schedule

– Students, faculty/advisor contacts– Links to individual courses– Session dates and locations

• More Docs– Cohort file exchange– Program office

• Communication– Messages

• Quick Tips– Support and tutorials

• Help– Sakai documentation

Course Sites One-per-faculty syllabus

• Course Documents

• Assignments

• Grades

• Communication

• Help

Org Leadership

Quantitative Analysis

Finance

ARP / Capstone

Strategy

Ethics and Law

Economics Info Sys Marketing

Students & Advisor

Team Site• Resources

– Share files with team• Communication

– Blogs– Chat room– Forums– Wiki– Messages

• Web Conferencing– Team e-conference room– Collaborative whiteboard– Application sharing– File transfer

• Help– Sakai documentation

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