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Designing and Assessing a Multidisciplinary Service-Learning Course in Supply Chain Management
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Natarajarathinam, Malini; Qiu, Shaoping; Lu, Wei – INFORMS Transactions on Education, 2023
In this paper, we describe an innovative design for a multidisciplinary service-learning course on supply chain management in the industrial distribution program housed in the College of Engineering at a large research university in Texas. The purpose of this course was to increase students' technical expertise and build a mindset and skills…
Descriptors: Supply and Demand, Information Management, Curriculum Design, Interdisciplinary Approach
In-Course Instructor-Guided Service Learning in a Community College General Psychology Class
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Goomas, David T.; Weston, Melissa B. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
Students enrolled in two general psychology classes at El Centro College (ECC) of the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) were offered the opportunity to earn extra credit by performing up to 20 hours of service learning. Benefits of service learning were observed in student development, including exploration of career possibilities,…
Descriptors: Community Needs, Service Learning, Psychology, Student Development
Engaging Scholarship with Communities
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Núñez, Guillermina Gina – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2014
A pedagogy of engagement links faculty and students to the needs of local communities while promoting academic success through higher retention and graduation rates in higher education. This work describes engaged scholarship and shares guidelines for documenting student engagement and critical reflection across the higher education curriculum.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Faculty, College Students, Academic Persistence