"Mission-Centric Learning: Developing Students’ Workplace Readiness Ski" by Lisa A. Burke-Smalley and Kathleen Wheatley

Organization Management Journal

Article Title

Mission-Centric Learning: Developing Students’ Workplace Readiness Skills

Authors

Lisa A. Burke-Smalley, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Kathleen Wheatley, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Abstract

We discuss and evaluate the implementation of a mission-centric course project that is strategically tied to learning outcomes important to colleges of business. Specifically, to support our college’s mission, undergraduate students enrolled in a training and development class were tasked with applying course concepts to assess the need for, to design, and to deliver (to other business students) workplace readiness training. To aid other management educators interested in adopting similar strategically aligned and feedback-rich learning experiences, we outline and discuss relevant project planning, design, and facilitation issues, as well as present a summary of initial results derived from this project.

Recommended Citation

Burke-Smalley, Lisa A. and Wheatley, Kathleen (2015) "Mission-Centric Learning: Developing Students’ Workplace Readiness Skills," Organization Management Journal: Vol. 12: Iss. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholarship.shu.edu/omj/vol12/iss1/7

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