Experiential Learning Platforms that Advance Students to their Careers
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Abstract
The graduate school experience is an expensive proposition in terms of finances, time, and commitment to study. Students make the investment to enhance their career opportunities, to engage in life-long learning, and to build professional networks. The Commission on Accreditation of Health Management Education advises graduate programs to adopt a competency model that serves as the basis of curriculum, course content, learning objectives, and teaching and assessment methods. One such competency model is the National Center for Healthcare Leadership with its original 26 competencies in the domains of transformation, execution, and people.
The authors found the case competition experience advanced student learning the most and provided the opportunity for the student to enhance their skills in 15-competency areas.
The case competition experience enhanced the confidence, professionalism, and team leadership skills that prospective employers found attractive for recruitment.
Academic institutions invest resources in providing students with experiential learning activities through guest lectures, site visits, internships, and a host of other events to introduce the student to employment and networking opportunities. In examining the host of activities to which students participate, the authors find the case competition experience the one that provides the best and intensive introduction to competencies.
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