Enriching International Business Curriculum While Teaching Internet Research Skills
Mikelle A. Calhoun
Georgia Southern University, USA
Volume 10: 2015, pp. 199-216; ABSTRACT
Just a few decades ago, college students would spend hours hunting down microfiche articles and venturing into library “stacks” for research information. Today, students rarely step away from computers when working on course papers. For students seeking knowledge, the Internet can be better than the proverbial candy store. While concern often focuses on plagiarism possibilities, the bigger challenge can be finding reliable Internet material. University students are trained to use computers and manage online courses, but their Internet researching skills can be limited. The problem for business school faculty is how to address these information competency deficiencies that seemingly deviate from the curriculum. This paper explains and provides exercises for international business courses that begin as information scavenger hunts. The exercises teach Internet research skills while also providing unique learning opportunities covering a range of Bloom’s taxonomy levels, and can be adapted for a range of business (and other) courses.
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