Insight Into Liberal Arts Education in Business Schools: A Literature Review BUSI 610 December 17‚ 2011 Abstract This literature review directly addresses the growing debate as to the integration of liberal arts studies into a business degree program. This paper will look at the historical context that the debate has followed as well as outline major factors of the debate and how they relate to each other. Finally‚ based on these literary finding‚ suggestions will be made as to the
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would make better business people with a liberal arts education rather than an emphasis on a skill-related education. In order to be able to have an opinion‚ researching various articles is necessary to see what is currently being said and what has been said about a liberal arts education. This paper will focus on the history‚ curriculum‚ affects in business‚ and studies conducted on the topic of liberal arts education. An elaboration of what it means to have a liberal arts education in conjunction
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thinking. Law schools report that by the yardsticks of law review and grades‚ their top students come from math‚ classics‚ and literature‚ with political science‚ economics‚ "pre-law “and” legal studies" ranking lower. In today’s fast evolving world‚ leaders across the spectrum of vocations and professions need a broad imaginative and critical capacity‚ not a prematurely narrow point of view. In terms of the actual world‚ a solid liberal arts and sciences education will generally prove the most practical
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Administrative Studies Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies York University Fall 2013 Course Outline AP/ADMS 4552 3.0 Section A and B Information Systems Audit Term: Fall 2013 COURSE: AP/ADMS 4552 3.0 Sections A and B Information Systems Audit Schedule First day of class: Section A: Wednesday‚ September 11‚ 2013 11:30 AM – 2:30 PM‚ Location: HNE 030 Section B: Thursday‚ September 12‚ 2013 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM‚ Location: HNE 032 REQUIRED COURSE TEXT/READINGS: •
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Does the type of degree we pick matter? Choosing your future career is a very important step‚ and while you are picking your job‚ you have to look which profession will provide you with a good financial status. On the other hand‚ employment rates for new college graduates have fallen sharply in the last two years‚ which means to be a college graduate with a specialized degree does not mean you will have better financial status in the future. According to Workforce Development at Rutgers University
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Having a liberal arts education is very beneficial to owning your own business. By having a Liberal Arts Education you learn many skills like the ability to think for yourself‚ also skills to communicate effectively‚ problem-solving and pattern intelligence skills. All these skills reflect on having your own business because you have to know what you are doing‚ knowing what people want‚ also know how to communicate with people and knowing how to manage your time efficiently. If you want to be an
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The student who decides to pursue a liberal arts education in University often faces a discouraging reaction from family and friends. Everyone seems to know a B.A. in Philosophy who is flipping burgers at Wendy’s‚ or an M.A. in English who is clerking at Wal-Mart. Students who choose liberal arts hear the same remarks over and over: “What good is a degree in Medieval History‚ or Chinese literature‚ or Classics? Study something practical and get a real job!” In fact‚ however‚ no degree provides
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In order to fully understand the benefits of going to a liberal arts institution‚ we need to have a good understanding of what a liberal arts education actually entails. First‚ a liberal arts education will often require students to develop the skills needed to be able to provide in-depth examination and critical distillation of material. A liberal arts education is defined as being a broadly based education in which students explore many different fields of study in order to gain a better working
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Definition of the Liberal Arts As the world has become more technologically‚ economically‚ and scientifically oriented‚ the education of future generations has changed with it and has become more focused into three fields: technology‚ economy‚ and science. With the intellectual focus being turned toward the sciences and mathematics‚ students and teachers have both moved away from the liberal arts‚ leaving them forgotten. Recently‚ there has been a desire to restore the liberal arts to education‚
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The article‚ “On the Purpose of a Liberal Arts Education” written by Robert Harris explains how vital and essential a liberal arts education can be in society. Liberal Arts is an area of study (literature‚ language‚ and history) that is set to give general knowledge rather than specific skills for a single profession (Merriam-Webster‚ n.d.). Skills that can be gained at a liberal arts institution include: critical and creative thinking skills‚ increased ability to learn new ideas‚ intelligent opinions
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