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...Maybe this [crisis] will force a number of the business schools, including our own, to rethink whether we should make this part of the complete requirements," says Federgruen, referring to in-depth risk-management coursework, "rather than just counting on the students themselves to understand that this is material that they'd better learn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Business Schools Learn from Wall Street's Crisis? | 9/21/2008 | See Source »

...much so that students who don’t have an intense interest don’t bother to take the class. These two poles leave students lacking a middle ground between the courses aimed at concentrators and fluffier Core classes that do little to prepare students for subsequent coursework...

Author: By Ramya Parthasarathy | Title: The Magic of Numbers | 6/4/2008 | See Source »

...these programs are not mandatory and McCarthy said that only about 200 out of 900 students are registered for some sort of coursework during the J-term...

Author: By Alexandra perloff-giles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Schools Coordinate Calendars | 5/14/2008 | See Source »

...students across three states while preparing our course curriculum, and they all said there was a huge need to develop personal leadership and interpersonal and communication skills among graduates," says Pallavi Jha, chair of Dale Carnegie Training's Indian partner, Walchand PeopleFirst Ltd. A large part of the coursework is overcoming cultural differences. "The handshake, if you are a woman, is tricky," says Neetika Verma, a Dale Carnegie instructor. "We tell our female students, 'If a man doesn't reach out to shake your hand, take the first step and shake his hand. Show confidence.'" Other tips include learning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Bangalore | 4/24/2008 | See Source »

...perfect world, the lines of communication between students and professors would always be open; feedback on coursework and lectures could flow both ways without interference. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Students often become negligent or withdraw outright from difficult courses, and professors frequently become blind and deaf with regard to student feedback. At Harvard, where courses can have enrollments of hundreds of students, this breakdown in communication can often lead to widespread frustration on the part of students, and even genuinely well-intentioned faculty members can seem unreachable. While Harvard has a functioning and fairly well-regarded system...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: We’re Halfway There | 3/19/2008 | See Source »

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