Embedding graduate skills into a first year management course: Theory, practice and reflection

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Research and Development in Higher Education Vol. 29: Critical Visions Thinking, learning and researching in higher education

July, 2006, 392 pages
Published by
Alison Bunker and Iris Vardi
ISBN
0 908557 69 8
Abstract 

This paper explores both the theory and practice of embedding graduate skills within Griffith Business School Curricula. We reflect on our experience in running a pilot in Management Concepts: a first year course designated as a site for embedding particular skills. We use our experience in this context to illustrate and support our argument that teaching practice and evaluation are as important as research in developing a scholarly approach to graduate skills development.

Keywords: Graduate skills, reflective teaching practice, critical thinking