online education for international exchange
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Leveraging Online Educationfor “International Exchange”
of Part-Time StudentsWCET Annual Conference
23 October 2009
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Agenda Introductions Motivations Partner Selection Agreement Specifics Development and Promotion First-Hand Experiences Current Status / Future Plans
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Introductions Lee Freeman, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Administration Associate Professor of MIS
Alessandro Odorico Project Manager Special Bids at Telecom Italia Program graduate in July 2009
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COB Online Courses Started in 2001 100% online Students represent:
28+ states 14+ countries Nearly every industry Nearly all levels of organizations
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Motivations Part-time MBA students with full-time jobs Global business management issues One of the first fully web-based MBA
programs in the United States International partnerships in place Our attempt to develop our existing partnership
into something much larger and more sustainable by using distance learning
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Partner Selection Traditional university partnerships in Northern
Italy for several years Student exchanges Curricular development Joint research
Similar student profiles for better match Fondazione CUOA (University Centre for
Business Administration), Vicenze, Italy
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Agreement Specifics Courses Costs Students Timelines Certificate
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Development – Course Refreshes Six-month maintenance and update process Highlights:
Clear organization and directions Clear expectations for participation and
assessment Improved sense of community Improved interactivity and engagement Time-zone (international) friendly!
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Development – Expectations Stay current Share thoughts and opinions Complete work on time Be an active participant Be responsive Be honest and ethical Be autonomous
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Development – Training On-site training Full binder with screenshots Q&A about…
Course expectations Course set-up Pedagogical differences Worries and concerns Accounts and system access
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Development – Help and Support Extensive communication with helpdesk and
other support personnel/providers Full access to all support functions Encourage students to work with instructor On-location contact with partner
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Development – Administration Timelines Communication Student status
Tuition and fees Accounts and access Registrar
Books
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Program Promotion CUOA
New program of part-time students Required participation
UM-D None needed; courses are regular part of program
First-Hand Experiences Pre-course preparation Coursework Cultural differences Exchange of ideas Advantages to part-time students Perceptions of peers
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Current Status / Future Plans Winter 2008 was first semester Third cohort in winter 2010 Expand the program geographically
Pacific Rim South America
Expand the program structurally More courses to choose from More semesters to enroll in More courses taken per student
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Questions??? Please feel free to ask any questions… now or
in the future Lee Freeman
[email protected] 1-313-593-5248
Alessandro Odorico [email protected]
Thank you for your time and attention!
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Profiles of Partner Institutions The University of Michigan-Dearborn’s College of Business is an
AACSB accredited institution with a full-time faculty of 50. The College of Business offers a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with concentrations in Accounting, Finance, MIS, Marketing, Management, Supply Chain Management, and Human Resource Management. Additionally, eight graduate degrees including an MBA, an MS-Finance (Dearborn and Hong Kong campuses), an MS-Accounting, an MS-Information Systems, and 4 dual/interdisciplinary degrees are offered. Current enrollments are 1350+ undergraduate and nearly 600 graduate students. Over 110 graduate students from 28 states and 14 countries are completing their MBA and MS-Finance degrees fully online.
The CUOA Foundation is a management school that operates at the national and international levels. Founded in 1957 as a post-graduate training school, it is one of the most active centers in Italy for the development and promotion of managerial and entrepreneurial skills in the private and public sectors.