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Teaching and Learning

Our students’ experiences in and out of the classroom contribute to future successes, not just for themselves but also for business and society.

Our Goal

Foster a culture of excellence in academia that motivates students to become mindful leaders and active lifelong learners. 

Major Initiatives & Activities

Deliver innovative courses, integrated programs, and co-curricular activities that are contemporary, global in nature, and in line with the evolving needs of business and society.

 

Our Planned Activities
➝ Conduct an audit of current student learning journeys for all programs to identify gaps and/or duplication.
➝ Engage in continuous improvement processes for courses and programs to ensure that content and delivery are aligned with evolving needs of the job markets and society.
➝ Develop and implement a methodology to identify, define, and evaluate core skills for all DeGroote students based on evolving employer and societal needs.
➝ Ensure that all instructors have access to resources, tools, and training to develop and deliver contemporary, integrated, and innovative content.
➝ Investigate and identify alternative learning pathways to program completion (e.g., micro-credentials or transfer credits).

Strengthen existing and create new interdisciplinary programs.

 

Our Planned Activities
➝ Develop a framework to deliver business knowledge efficiently and effectively across existing and new interdisciplinary programs.
➝ Explore and introduce new interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate programs that fulfill the future needs of business and society.

Enhance opportunities for experiential learning across all our programs.

 

Our Planned Activities
➝ Expand opportunities for students to apply core knowledge in experiential settings to develop and build essential skills within all programs.
➝ Evaluate work-integrated learning opportunities to determine appropriate offerings for each program.
➝ Create a working group to explore and develop experiential micro-credentials to meet the current and future needs of students and other stakeholders.

Create an ecosystem that encourages and supports entrepreneurial, socially responsible, and ethical mindsets.

 

Our Planned Activities
➝ Review and update programs through a lens of social responsibility, ethics, and entrepreneurship.
➝ Develop a range of experiential activities to enhance students’ appreciation of and skills in social responsibility, ethics, and entrepreneurship.