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Abstract

In light of recent critiques of management education, this article examines the Carnegie Report's argument that the core components of liberal arts education (Analytical Thinking, Multiple Framing, The Reflective Exploration of Meaning, and Practical Reasoning) can and should be integrated into the undergraduate business curriculum. It then reviews prior efforts to draw on liberal learning in management education and provides an illustration of integration in the design of a required undergraduate management course for working adults. Included is a template that faculty can follow to better integrate Colby's four dimensions of liberal learning into their business and management courses, with emphasis on the reflective exploration of meaning. In addition to course specifics, the article explores learning outcomes and student/administrative/institutional responses, as well as limitations, challenges, and opportunities for the future.

“We Didn’t Start the Fire”: What Can Billy Joel Teach Us About the External Environment?

“…Third, we join a growing chorus responding to Colby et al's (2011) call for integration of liberal learning in management education (Spee & Frailberg, 2015) in two ways. First, we make music-an original liberal art-a central tool to learn management concepts.…”

Illustration Design Teaching Mode Based on Virtual Wall Painting Technology

“…Meanwhile, it also promotes the development of Illustration Design, and proposes higher requirements for course teaching. During teaching Illustration Design, the teacher should link theory and practice and teach through lots of illustration examples to help students establish illustration thinking, independent study and innovation ability [2]. Traditional Illustration Design continues the thought of painting art teaching.…”

“…The interactivity can make learners achieve situation-based learning. Especially for art courses, the teaching method which is characterized by conception and interactivity and generated on the basis of 3D virtual scene matches with creativity requirement of art, and it will significantly improve the effect of art practice teaching [2]. The construction of Illustration Design teaching mode based on virtual wall painting technology was explored in this study.…”