Curriculum Innovations

Foundation Simulation Program in Strategic Management (pdf, 1009 KB)

Sonja Petrovic-Lazarevic

Monash was the first Australian university to use the Foundation Simulation Program and its introduction has proven to be a tremendous success as a stepping stone between academia and the real business world. In fact, Monash teams achieved first, second, third and seventh place in an international competition based on the program. This presentation outlines student responses to the program.

The Adventures of Trev the Tablet (pdf, 285 KB)

Keri Jones, Ian Larson, Debbi Weaver, Suzanne Caliph

Pharmaceutics

Parkville

Due to increasing student numbers, diminishing resources and the necessity to rotate small groups of students through practical sessions (meaning practical work rarely aligns with lectures) an alternative to the more traditional methods of teaching the tabletting unit was developed. Enter The Adventures of Trev the tablet : an on-line tabletting unit for Pharmacy students. This presentation discusses its evolution influenced by student feedback.

First year students' approaches to study: The ROLisps program (pdf, 154 KB)

Glenda Crosling, Russell Smyth*, Lyn Whelan**

Economics*, Management**

To help students modify what may be broadly described as inappropriate study approaches, the Faculty of Business and Economics is conducting a trial project with the use of the Reflections on Learning Inventory Program (ROLisps) in two first year units: Economics and management. Through an electronic inventory, students are able to identify the approach they currently take to their studies in these units, and gain feedback on its suitability, in the light of the learning demands of higher education.