Learning Point Paper

Team G

MGMT 386-001 (MW 11:30 – 12:45)
Professor Denise Tanguay

- Kaitlin Johnson -
- Hung Nguyen -
- Camille Taylor -
- Chris Favot -
- Nick Balgaard -
Introduction
Too often, students are not motivated to learn course material. Much of this is because they find it difficult to relate what they learn in the classroom to what goes on in the workplace. When students find it difficult to relate coursework with their futures, they do not value what they are being taught and spend their time elsewhere. Simply getting a good grade is rarely enough. Students want to know that what they are learning is important and applicable to the job they seek. This assignment showed us how our course concepts can be applied in real life and how important they are. By asking managers about real-life situations, we discovered that the things we are learning in Management 386 are not random, useless facts, but important elements of the workplace. This assignment also forced us to go beyond memorizing definitions; it forced us to really understand what we were learning about, and to solidify concepts in our minds. Simple memorization does not stick in one’s mind very long, but a thorough understanding can last a lifetime. Furthermore, this assignment (which was larger and more complex than the others) really tested our ability to coordinate and work together. It was a project that we could not have completed individually. The amount of necessary work would have been too much for a single person. But together, we were able to share the burden and discover better ways of working as a team. We learned a lot over the course of this assignment, and although we couldn’t have said this before or during the assignment, as we look back on it, we are glad we did it. We’re certain that the learning points;