Auditing Communication Effectiveness in Higher Education: A Team-Based Study by MBA Students

Autor/inn/en	Hart, Claudia; Plemmons, Tony; Stulz, Karin; Vroman, Margo
Titel	Auditing Communication Effectiveness in Higher Education: A Team-Based Study by MBA Students
Quelle	In: Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 10 (2017) 2, S.137-158 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1940-5847
Schlagwörter	Masters Programs; Business Administration Education; Feedback (Response); Organizational Communication; Service Learning; Educational Quality; Educational Improvement; Statistical Analysis; Qualitative Research; Advisory Committees; Universities; Education Work Relationship; Student Attitudes; Teamwork; Graduate Students; Management Development; Audits (Verification); Interviews; Surveys; Focus Groups; Multiple Regression Analysis; Job Satisfaction; College Presidents; College Administration; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Service-Learning; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Statistische Analyse; Qualitative Forschung; Beratungsstelle; University; Universität; Schülerverhalten; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; College president; Hochschulpräsident; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	A regional University in the United States implemented an AQIP (Academic Quality Improvement Program) Action Project with a goal of developing processes for effective leadership communication. An MBA (Masters of Business Administration) class conducted a university-wide communication audit to assist with the AQIP project. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected, analysed and presented to the AQIP Task Force. The audit was a win-win opportunity for the students and broader university community. University leadership learned about communication strengths and opportunities within the organization and received recommendations on ways to strengthen communication in the areas of communication channels, information flow, and feedback. As a result, the Task Force implemented tools and processes to enhance communication within the University. The audit also provided MBA students with an opportunity to connect classroom theory with workplace practice. As a result of this service-learning project, students acquired knowledge about organizational communication, worked collaboratively with University employees and practiced communication skills as they developed and defended decisions and recommendations. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01