Enhancing students' learning through practical knowledge taught by industry professionals

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dc.contributor.authorRajaratnam, Kanshukanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Anitaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-28T14:02:11Z
dc.date.available2014-10-28T14:02:11Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractA topic of interest in teaching business courses is incorporating the practical aspect of the subject matter into teaching as this helps to bridge theory and real-world practice. Research indicates that students gain a deeper understanding of material when theory is contextualized through real-life practical examples. However, given the traditional career-path of academics in finance in countries such as South Africa, a significant proportion of finance lecturers have little or no relevant practical experience in the subject matter. In this paper, we discuss a strategy implemented in finance courses at sophomore and senior levels in order to link theory and practice. Guest speakers were invited from industry to contextualize the topics for the students. Students' perceptions on the benefit they derived from the speakers were deduced from statistical analyses of student evaluations. The results indicate that the experience was positive and aided in their understanding of the subject.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationRajaratnam, K., & Campbell, A. (2013). Enhancing students' learning through practical knowledge taught by industry professionals. <i>International Business and Economics Research Journal</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8838en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationRajaratnam, Kanshukan, and Anita Campbell "Enhancing students' learning through practical knowledge taught by industry professionals." <i>International Business and Economics Research Journal</i> (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8838en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRajaratnam, K., Campbell, A. 2013. Enhancing students' learning through practical knowledge taught by industry professionals. International Business and Economics Research Journal.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1535-0754en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Rajaratnam, Kanshukan AU - Campbell, Anita AB - A topic of interest in teaching business courses is incorporating the practical aspect of the subject matter into teaching as this helps to bridge theory and real-world practice. Research indicates that students gain a deeper understanding of material when theory is contextualized through real-life practical examples. However, given the traditional career-path of academics in finance in countries such as South Africa, a significant proportion of finance lecturers have little or no relevant practical experience in the subject matter. In this paper, we discuss a strategy implemented in finance courses at sophomore and senior levels in order to link theory and practice. Guest speakers were invited from industry to contextualize the topics for the students. Students' perceptions on the benefit they derived from the speakers were deduced from statistical analyses of student evaluations. The results indicate that the experience was positive and aided in their understanding of the subject. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - International Business and Economics Research Journal KW - guest speaker KW - curriculum development KW - finance KW - theory and practice LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 SM - 1535-0754 T1 - Enhancing students' learning through practical knowledge taught by industry professionals TI - Enhancing students' learning through practical knowledge taught by industry professionals UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8838 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8838
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationRajaratnam K, Campbell A. Enhancing students' learning through practical knowledge taught by industry professionals. International Business and Economics Research Journal. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8838.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherClute Instituteen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentAcademic Development Programme (ADP)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 Unporteden_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/en_ZA
dc.sourceInternational Business and Economics Research Journalen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.cluteinstitute.com/ojs/index.php/IBER/article/view/7875en_ZA
dc.subjectguest speakeren_ZA
dc.subjectcurriculum developmenten_ZA
dc.subjectfinanceen_ZA
dc.subjecttheory and practiceen_ZA
dc.titleEnhancing students' learning through practical knowledge taught by industry professionalsen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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