Creating Relevant Critical Thinking Projects Karen Moustafa Nichaya

Creating Relevant Critical Thinking Projects Karen Moustafa Nichaya Suntornpithug Zelimir Todorovic Department of Management and Marketing Doermer School of Business and Management Sciences Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

Creating Relevant Critical Thinking Projects Karen Moustafa ◦ Overview of Critical Thinking/Active Learning Zelimir Todorovic ◦ Entrepreneurship Nichaya Suntornpithug ◦ Marketing and International Business Karen Moustafa ◦ Leadership classes

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What is Critical Thinking n Expanded Contemporary Emphasis

Critical Thinking • • Purpose Research question Information Inferences/Conclusions Concepts/Main idea Assumptions Implications/Consequences Points of view

Zelimir Todorovic Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property

Entrepreneurship Education Consists of Dynamic and Static Components ◦ Emerging Components Applied Student Dependent ◦ Traditional Components Theoretical Constant state Dynamic Static

• Contingency Based Education • Do not give them an answer => Tell them how to reach an answer • Action Based Education • Do not tell them how to do it => Let them do it • Achievement Based Education • Do not focus on minimum acceptable standards => Focus on Individual achievement

Intellectual Property Development Introduced 38 patents from Purdue University, West Lafayette Comfort ◦ Developed commercialization plans ◦ Present Conflict commercialization plans ◦ Establish licensing rights Ambiguity ◦ Compete in World Business Plan Competitions Status Quo

Nichaya Suntornpithug Marketing and International Business

What is Special Studies in International Business Admin? Course Goals Project-Based Learning/ Experiential Learning

“Thinking about your thinking while thinking to make your thinking better. ”

Experiential learning Ongoing assessment Constraints Critical thinking Cooperative learning Problembased learning Information

Karen Moustafa Organizational Behavior, Leadership, and Human Resource Management

Problem: Critical thinking essential to leadership Need for practical application of the topic Senior students Three hour course

Resolution: Army Leadership School Readings from outside sources ◦ Internet ◦ Academic journals Practical demonstrations where possible

Resolution: Book analysis (not report) Topic papers Project report ◦ Team work with not-for-profit ◦ Consultancy with profit organization ◦ Empirical research project

Thoughts, Ideas, Concepts

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