How should instructors use class time in the MBA Value-Added Model. How often should we meet as a class?
We suggest you meet one or two times per week (we think three times per week is too much, given the time commitment of the CD lessons) given a 16-week semester and a 3-credit hour course. Students should come to class prepared by watching the CDs and learning the content in the assigned lesson. We discourage instructors from using class time to re-explain the CD lesson content. In our experience, students will be less attentive to the CD lessons if they know the instructor will rehashed the content in the classroom. The CD lessons present the material very well and most MBA students should have little problem learning the material if they are diligent in their studies. You may use class time for students’ questions relative to the content on the CDs; however, we urge the instructor to only allow specific questions. General questions such as “I don’t understand what was taught on the CDs,” is an indication the student did not properly study before class. The students must learn to be re
