Case Studies Archives - Marketplace Business Simulations

Designing the Top-Rated Business Class at University of Toronto

Designing the Top-Rated Business Class at University of Toronto For its first 12 years, the GettingItDone MBA course relied heavily on student interviews with business professionals. However, when the course was condensed into a 10-day intensive, the instructors needed a…

Case Study: Business Simulations Give Engineering Students a New Perspective

Case Study: Business Simulations Give Engineering Students a New Perspective Most engineers know simulations as tools to predict component behavior. However, few realize how simulations can help them work with colleagues across their organizations. In this case study, we’ll explore…

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Conscious Capitalism ‘Gets It Done’ at University of Toronto

Conscious Capitalism ‘Gets It Done’ at University of Toronto Today’s students are passionate about responsible management principles. Yet, without practical experience, graduates can struggle to apply these principles consistently. As Dr. John O’Dwyer tells his students at the University of…

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A Professor’s Mission to Bring Conscious Capitalism to Kenya

A Professor’s Mission to Bring Conscious Capitalism to Kenya How do you get a nation to adopt sustainable business education? Kenyan professor Dr. Teresia Kyalo has been asking this question for six years. This week, she’s flying to New York…

How a Brazilian Marketplace distributor is using creativity and innovation to adapt in a changing world

Dr. Claudio Manassero is the Founder and CEO of TecTrain, a Brazilian-based training company that uses tech to improve business learning. He is also a distributor of Marketplace Simulations in Brazil. Before the Covid-19 crisis, Claudio had started a new…

Five Quick Tips for Amping Up Online Student Engagement with Marketplace Simulations

“Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember; involve me and I will understand.” -Benjamin Franklin One of the most important, but difficult, aspects of teaching is finding ways to truly engage students in the learning experience. This…

The Ultimate Guide to Active Learning in the College Classroom: Part 6 – 6 Steps to a Semester of Flipped Classes

Most flipped courses in a university setting organize themselves around a single project, like an inter-class business competition or a long-term science experiment. For the course to work, students need to be able to apply what they’ve learned after just…

The Ultimate Guide to Active Learning in the College Classroom: Part 5 – How to Flip Your Classroom for a Day

You’ve tried integrating a few active learning exercises into your lectures and you know what works. Taking the next step and flipping your classroom for a day isn’t that complicated. Simply designating a day in your syllabus for an in-class…

The Ultimate Guide to Active Learning in the College Classroom: Part 4 – Short Active Learning Exercises that Make Lecture More Effective

We’re back with more installments of The Ultimate Guide to Active Learning in the College Classroom, our deep dive into practical ideas and strategies to transform your classroom. If you need to catch up, read Part 1, Part 2, or Part…

The Ultimate Guide to Active Learning in the College Classroom: Part 3 – When to Use Active Learning

Active learning is a proven technique for gaining your students’ attention and increasing their information retention, one with more than 30 years of evidence backing it up. Just as with any teaching technique, its efficacy depends on your students, the…

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