Design and Review of a Client/Consultant Based Management Education Program: Bridging Theory and Practice.

The Applied Technology in Business program at Oakland University is an innovative program using a client/consultant relationship between academia and industry. The program creates a student-centered environment where student teams apply technology learned in class to business problems in partnership with corporate sponsors. Program design characteristics and a model for ongoing program evaluation and review are discussed. The model is used to help insure that the program is meeting its design characteristics and educational objectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]