Business Simulations Future Proofing

Future Proofing Your Student’s Skills

How do you future proof your student’s skills and knowledge when nobody can be certain what jobs will be available? To give you an idea; we no longer need the bowling alley pinsetter, human alarm clocks (“Knocker-up“), ice cutters, lamplighters, or switchboard operators which technology and economic conditions has so readily replaced today. A recent study by … Continue reading Future Proofing Your Student’s Skills

Professor Teaching Business Simulators

An Instructor’s Experience: From MikesBikes Critic to True Fan

Written by Russell E. Holmes, a business and law instructor, at Des Moines Area Community College. It All Began… A few years back my business department decided to incorporate a business simulation game into our Introduction to Business course. The college felt our introductory business course would become more acceptable as a transfer course to … Continue reading An Instructor’s Experience: From MikesBikes Critic to True Fan

Professor Darl Kolb

How Business Simulations Solve Problems with the Modern Classroom

Traditional methods of teaching via pure theory have dominated the educational landscape for generations, but technological advancements have disrupted not just how we do things, but also how we process information and learn. That is, there are now significant drawbacks of traditional teaching methods negatively affecting students’ learning. Identifiable limitations of traditional/theory based education include: … Continue reading How Business Simulations Solve Problems with the Modern Classroom

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Music2Go Tip: Improving Total Marketing Contribution

Landing on this page means you have come searching for answers to the question: “How do I maximize my total marketing contribution?”  To answer this we first need to establish an understanding of what Total Marketing Contribution is and why it is important. What is Total Marketing Contribution? Why is it important?  Total Marketing Contribution is typically … Continue reading Music2Go Tip: Improving Total Marketing Contribution