Experience-Based Learning
Experience-Based Learning
One of the defining characteristics of business education at Katz/CBA is the importance we place on experience-based learning (EBL). Whereas many business schools only mention the importance of experiential learning, we attempt to integrate EBL across our curriculum.
To accomplish this, we use simulations, case competitions, and encourage students to become involved in one of our many Project Courses (that focuses a cross-disciplinary student team on a real organizational project) or to take on a consulting position (providing market research, business plan review, and financial plan development services to entrepreneurs in a number of different industries) with our Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence.
Research shows that EBL is one of the most powerful teaching approaches because it requires students to apply the theories and knowledge discussed in the classroom to real-world situations. This approach produces the equivalent of a practice field where students drill and develop their skills.
We are currently constructing our newest EBL space—a financial analysis lab. Construction is scheduled to get underway in the 2007-2008 academic year!
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- Katz Alumnus Nuel D. Belnap Jr. Elected to 2008 Class of Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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- Pitt Students Expansion Strategy Project for Howard Hanna Real Estate Services Wins April 18 McKinsey Cup Competition
- Author Dalia Mogahed, a 2004 graduate of the Katz School, will give a lecture at Pitt on the importance of understanding Middle Eastern clients in the global business world
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