Faculty of Management Graduate Students Present their Multi-Disciplinary Solutions to Real-World Problems
December 1, 2009: Halifax, Nova ScotiaStudents from six different graduate programs at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Management have collaborated in multi-disciplinary teams to produce solutions to problems facing various organizations in the community. These first year graduate students have come together in a unique course called Management Without Borders. Working in interdisciplinary/inter-professional teams, these students have been working with host organizations from across the province. Hosts included various departments in the Government of Nova Scotia, the World Wildlife Fund, the Canadian Coast Guard, the Ecology Action Centre, MISA and various others. These students have been working on real challenges facing these organizations.
One of the final deliverables of the course this year is a conference poster/presentation. As a result, our first ever MWB Conference is taking place...
Date: Wednesday, December 2
Location: Great Hall, University Club
Schedule:
5:00pm –5:45pm Open House, Reception and Opening Comments. All of the posters will be up at this point with students eager to speak to guests.
5:45pm–8:00pm Group presentations. Each group will make a 10-minute presentation to faculty.
You're welcome to stop by at any time between 5:00 and 8:00pm to view the posters and discuss the projects with the students. In addition to the students, David Wheeler, Dean of the Faculty of Management, and Scott Comber, Director, Corporate Residency MBA Program, will be on hand for interviews.
Management Without Borders is an Interdisciplinary foundation course for Master's students in management programs of the Faculty of Management’s four schools: Public Administration, Resource and Environmental Studies, Information Management and Business Administration as well as the Marine Affairs Program. It places management in its broadest context and helps students from diverse disciplines understand the complex social, economic, ecological, political and technological forces that affect individuals and organizations in the 21st century. Key themes and skills explored in the course include systems thinking, collaboration across sectoral boundaries, sustainable economic development, social (and green) enterprise development and personal/professional development.
Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Management, which includes programs in Business, Public Administration, Information Management, Marine Affairs and Resource and Environmental Studies, offers a holistic and values-based approach to management education and research. The mission of the Faculty is ‘to become the acknowledged centre of values-based management in Canada, with an international reputation for developing private sector, public sector and civil society leaders who manage with integrity and who make things happen’.
Media inquiries, contact: Colin Craig, Faculty of Management, tel. 902.494.3610,
colin.craig@dal.ca
