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Using technology as an opportunity for pedagogical innovation: Experiences and lessons from launching the Indiana MBA in accounting

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This case study presents an innovative, technology-supported approach to teaching and learning taken within the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University for the launch of a new Accounting MBA (AMBA) degree. The new program is proactive by treating the pending 150 credit-hour requirement as an opportunity for major technology infusion and competitive differentiation among graduate accounting programs. The purpose of this case study is to describe in detail the process and experience of launching the new AMBA degree that incorporated technology-supported learning from its genesis. The case study demonstrates how vision, partnerships with industry, a myriad of technology choices, and faculty championing enabled the successful launch of the new degree. It provides a detailed roadmap for people at other institutions who may be planning similar technology-supported teaching and learning initiatives.

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  1. Department of Accounting and Information Systems, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, 1309 East 10th Street, Room 560, Bloomington, IN, 47405-1701, USA

    Leonard M. Jessup & Bradley C. Wheeler

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Jessup, L.M., Wheeler, B.C. Using technology as an opportunity for pedagogical innovation: Experiences and lessons from launching the Indiana MBA in accounting. Information Technology and Management 1, 259–281 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019133327136

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