2009년 1월 19일 월요일

Spiritual Econ


"Spiritual Economics" - lecture given by Devamrita Swami, to 150 professors, MBA students, and government officials at the main auditorium of the Rotman School of Business and Management, the University of Toronto, May 29, 2007. The Rotman School has set out to redesign business education for the 21st century and become one of the world's top-tier business schools. Located in the heart of Toronto -- North America's third-largest financial centre and one of the world's most culturally-diverse cities -- the School is developing an innovative curriculum built around Integrative ThinkingTM and Business DesignTM. These are just some of the reasons why Bruce Nussbaum recently wrote in BusinessWeek Online, "Managers who want to 'get' the new innovation paradigm should check out [Rotman's] MBA and exec-ed programs"; Simon London wrote in the Financial Times, "A handful of enlightened business school deans – such as Robert Joss at Stanford, Dipak Jain at Kellogg and Roger Martin at the Rotman School – are starting to preach the gospel of integrated thinking, cross-disciplinary studies and learning-by-doing”; and The Wall Street Journal called the Rotman School a "hidden gem." The Rotman vision for 21st-century business education is built around Integrative Thinking. The current model of business education -- which divides business into a number of functional areas -- has changed little since its introduction in the early 20th century. Although this model provided global leadership for nearly a century, its inherent flaws are becoming increasingly problematic as the modern economy takes shape. One of the weaknesses of the traditional approach is that business problems rarely lie within the boundaries of individual functional areas, and cannot be resolved using the narrow models developed within functional boundaries. Today's business problems sprawl messily across the functions -- and across models -- creating a need for managers who can attend simultaneously to a vast array of interconnected variables and deal effectively with enigmatic choices. In short, modern leadership necessitates Integrative Thinking. That's why our curriculum is constantly evolving, with the introduction of new courses, content, and approaches. In short, the Rotman School is developing a new way to think. We invite you to be a part of it.

Economics Defined

Four Teaching Styles


The undergraduate lecture at an American university is characterized by a wide range of styles and presentation methods. This video shows four lecture prototypes of this range of styles. The dynamics of classroom management and material presentation are quite different. The four styles are 1) The Formalist, 2) The Buddy, 3) The Disciplinarian, and 4) The Interacter. This video, c. 1987, was produced for the Center for English as a Second Language, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. The Instructor was played by Charles Sabatelle and the narrator was Gary Johnston.