Investigating Graduate Business Students' Perceptions of the Educational Value Provided by an International Travel Course Experience

Autor/inn/en	Finley, Jane B.; Taylor, Susan Lee; Warren, D. Lee
Titel	Investigating Graduate Business Students' Perceptions of the Educational Value Provided by an International Travel Course Experience
Quelle	In: Journal of Teaching in International Business, 19 (2007) 1, S.57-82 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0897-5930
Schlagwörter	Travel; Student Attitudes; Graduate Students; Course Descriptions; Educational Benefits; Educational Assessment; Curriculum Development; Curriculum Implementation; Business Administration Education; International Trade; Global Approach; Cross Cultural Training; Field Trips; Study Abroad + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Schülerverhalten; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Kursstrukturplan; Bildungsertrag; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Globales Denken; Interkulturelle Orientierung; Exkursion; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium
Abstract	Researchers agree that students' critical thinking and decision making skills are enhanced through exposure to new cultures and global markets. Thus, one way of bringing about improvement in these areas is through international travel courses. The purpose of this study is threefold. One, to describe the process involved in the creation of a required for-credit international travel course; two, present the findings of a research study designed to investigate graduate business students' perceptions of the educational value provided by an international travel course; and three, describe the ongoing process of closing the assessment loop as it relates to the internationalization of MBA and MACC curricula. The results of this study are encouraging. In general, students perceived that the international travel course added value to their educational experience and enhanced their relationships with other students. Items receiving weaker support were concerned with "thinking skills", such as multi-disciplinary integration and improved decision-making. These results have important implications for future improvements to the international travel course. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10