Real-life Business Projects in Multicultural Student Centered Learning (RePro) www.reproproject.com
The key aim and innovation of REPRO-project is to develop a model for producing, testing and using actual business oriented cases and problems in a multicultural learning environment. This is done on one hand by combining educational problems and actual business problems, creating thereby cases that can be used in different types on student centered learning situations and environments. REPRO-project takes place in an international learning environment and it will enable a wide body of students, teachers and other involved parties to become aware of e.g. cultural differences as far as different aspects of business life and learning are concerned.
The main results of REPRO project are tested case modules ( 12 REPRO-cases) for student centered learning (SCL), and 2 guide books on how these cases can be used in learning situations. These cases will link real companies and their business problems with teaching processes, thereby also combining consulting and learning to give the parties involved new perspectives. The project will also produce a practical step-by-step model that describe the content and process of developing SCL-cases (REPRO-model). The approach of this project is different from the traditional case method. REPRO- project develops multidisciplinary learning modules which can be used in numbered different study areas to produce subject specific problems or learning tasks.
The underlying reasoning behind the REPRO- project lies in the changing expectations of the business community. It can be argued that the business community expects business school graduates to be self-directed, good at addressing problems, and good at communicating their thoughts both orally and in writing. Usually this is done by introducing artificial problems, which have been developed by the teachers. Most of the time these problems have no real links to actual multi-disciplinary business problems. REPRO- project goes further by developing a model for producing actual business oriented cases to be used in different student oriented environments. The results and products of the project will be spread and communicated to all partners and organizations interested in them.
More information:
Ms Riitta Rissanen, Head of Research and Development
Savonia Business
Tel. +358 (0)44 785 6952
E-mail: riitta.rissanen(at)savonia.fi
