David J. Finch; David Deephouse; Norm O’Reilly; William Foster; Loren Falkenberg; Carola Hillenbrand; Tyler Massie; Mackenzie Strong
Date issued
2015
Description
Business Schools in Canada — Today business schools educate one in five university students who have the primary goal to develop the business skills and knowledge to support career success. To be able to deliver on this requires business schools' faculty to have the expertise to blend theory and practice.
Blended delivery of information involves a combination of face-to-face and online activities to create a unique learning environment with its own opportunities and challenges. While the interest and demand for this type of curriculum is increasing, the complexities of this learning context and keeping students engaged within it are not fully understood. This research highlights how instructors and adult learners interact with one another and develop interpersonal relationships in post-secondary through blended delivery learning environments and how this may be used to enhance student engagement.
Sandra L. Braun; Mohamed Ben Moussa; Wided Dafri; Ana Stranjančević
Date issued
2019
Description
In the United Arab Emirates, economic and cultural forces are affecting the development of public relations. A high imbalance of expatriates to locals (Emiratis) in the population has left the field of public relations lacking in local representation. Without adequate representation across the major sectors of the society, Emirati can lose influence and control over their own homeland where they are a significant minority. A contributing factor to success in any field is the development of professional socialization and construction of a professional identity in the post-secondary environment. This is an exploratory study examining Emirati public relations students and their professional...
Advancing Scholarly Reputation Working Group; David J. Finch; Joe Pavelka; Marlena Cross; Tyler Massie; Richard Hayman; Alanda McLean; Margy MacMillan; Madelaine Vanderwerff; Design4Change
Date issued
2015
Description
This tool kit is intended to help scholars plan, conduct, and evaluate efforts to mobilize knowledge to different audiences. We hope that this framework will promote a systematic approach to knowledge mobilization and exchange among scholars, students, practitioners and the communities we support. At Mount Royal, we are committed to scholarship with a difference…