BLogs from Callum Clay

The MBA - Developing Future Leaders Through Business Simulations

Published on 6 January 2023

"The good thing about the simulation is that it makes reference to some of the core management concepts, as well so it's not giving something alien to them, it's structurally aligned to their learning." Dr. Dane Anderton December's MBA webinar with guest speaker,Dr. Dane Anderton, Senior Lecturer...

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North Sea Business Games Competition - Autumn 2022

Published on 30 November 2022

122 students, 26 teams, 2 days, 2 universities, 1 winner!

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Using Business Simulations to Develop Students' Employability Skills

Published on 18 November 2022

"The results of the Internal Student Survey (ISS) showed that students found it particularly useful to have something so competitive, so interactive and so different to what they have done before. What they shared with me was how much their experience was enhanced." Dr. Konstantina Skritsovali On...

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Four Ways Business Simulations Emulate the Real World of Business

Published on 8 September 2022

"Authenticity, for me, is about how knowledge will be used in a real-life context. We're trying to, in a sense, build in the idea of real-life experience within modules that we teach." Dr. Vincent Rich, Principal Lecturer, University of Westminster Earlier this year the Financial Times wrote about...

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Developing Soft Skills Through Business Simulations

Published on 13 July 2022

"Students tend to develop a lot of skills through the application of theoretical elements in the simulation."

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Teaching the SDGs Through Business Simulations

Published on 9 June 2022

"This is the right time to teach students that these "Goals" are often at odds with one another, as well as how private firms are contributing to meeting them. It's important for students to identify how to develop a number of pathways for firms to contribute positively to these Goals through their...

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Assurance of Learning (AoL) Through Business Simulations

Published on 31 May 2022

"I wanted a simulation; I wanted active learning. Today students want a multi-media, interactive experience; t hey don't want to be taught the way we were taught." Dr Joel Rudin On Wednesday, May 11, we held a webinar together with guest speaker, Professor and Assistant Chair, Dr Joel Rudin from...

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Developing Student Competencies Through Business Simulations (1/2)

Published on 9 May 2022

"We did some research with employers and the feedback was that they weren't getting graduates with good skills in working with others. This informed our experiential learning strategy and is core to how and why we're rolling out the simulation to a much wider cohort and number of courses: to equip...

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