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TEACHING BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: A CASE ON FREE RIDING AND PEER EVALUATION AT A BUSINESS SCHOOL

Anjum Fayyaz, Shezeen Hemani

INDUSTRY : Higher Education

AREA : Management Communication

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LENGTH : 14

LUMS No : 09-055-2018-1

PUBLICATION YEAR : 2018

KEYWORDS:

Faculty training, training and development, best practices in teaching, free riding, peer evaluation, business communication

DESCRIPTION:

The case narrates the experience of Dr Naveed Amjad, assistant professor and instructor of a Business Communication course at the undergraduate program offered by a top business school in Pakistan. In his capacity as an instructor as well as the director of the undergraduate program, Dr Amjad was responsible for the assurance of learning for the school which was currently undergoing an accreditation process. The case narrates the experience of Dr Amjad based on teaching four large batches of Business Communication and having found students free ride for group-based assignments. This was followed by a peer evaluation exercise and sharing of evaluation results with the students. Having done this, Dr Amjad was left pondering over some key questions. First, was free riding in group work inescapable? Second, what were the benefits and challenges of peer evaluation and how can it be carried out effectively?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

This case can serve as a unique narrative of the experience of a faculty member aimed to achieve the following learning outcomes: • Understand and address free riding issues in students • Recognize and manage the opportunities and challenges associated with peer evaluation

SUBJECTS COVERED:

Career Development