Student Experience, Career Influence, and Supply Chain Competitions:#xd; A Mixed-Method Analysis of Students, Judges, and Alumni

Lynch, Daniel R.; Arguea, Nestor M.; LeMay, Stephen A.; Keller, Scott B.; Kimball, Bob

doi:10.1080/10528008.2022.2052323

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“…This article is particularly interested in how participating in analytics competitions benefits undergraduate students. When students participate in analytics competitions, they are asked to analyze data with their team members under time pressure, then present solutions to the provided scenarios (Lynch et al., 2022; Sachau & Nass, 2010). Thus, through the competition process, students can effectively learn desired skill sets for analytics professionals such as problem solving, teamwork, and communication skills.…”

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“…Thus, through the competition process, students can effectively learn desired skill sets for analytics professionals such as problem solving, teamwork, and communication skills. Furthermore, it is common to have external judges (specifically, industry professionals) in analytics competitions, and thus students can enjoy a networking experience while competing (Lynch et al., 2022). In sum, participation in analytics competitions can promote students’ learning, especially for undergraduates, by offering additional educational benefits rarely experienced in typical undergraduate business analytics programs.…”

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Business Analytics Competition (BAC@MC): A learning experience

Ammar

Kim

Masoumi

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Decision Sci J Innov Edu

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Over the past few years, academics have undertaken initiatives to bridge the gap between theory and practice in the ever-growing field of business analytics, including implementing real-life student projects in all shapes and forms. Every year since 2015, Manhattan College has invited student teams from across North America and elsewhere in the world to its campus in order to participate in an intercollegiate business analytics competition (BAC@MC). This well-received event and the objectives behind it are described in this article. The program is shown to serve as an effective experiential learning adventure for the undergraduate students as it hones their data analytic skills in the context of an engaging real-world business problem. The roles various stakeholders play in this high-impact practice are highlighted. Furthermore, an example of a recent competition question is presented (along with a summary of the analytical approaches attempted) by the student teams. Descriptive visualizations, regression, and cluster algorithms implemented using python, R, Excel, or Tableau are among the typical analyses utilized by participating students. As witnessed by the students, faculty advisors, and the industry practitioners who attended the event, competitions such as BAC@MC can be rewarding, community-building, and transformative experiences for undergraduate students who will soon become tomorrow's business analysts.

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Business Analytics Competition (BAC@MC): A learning experience

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Kim

Masoumi

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Decision Sci J Innov Edu

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Mentorship Strategies for Winning Case Competition Teams

Stoller

2024

Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science

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Case competitions provide a unique opportunity for students at all academic levels to amalgamate and synthesize everything they learn in the classroom into an applied real-world context utilizing the case construct. Most of these contests are ungraded, thereby allowing students, mentors, and faculty on both sides of the proverbial desk to be highly candid in their feedback without creating an uncomfortable situation, allowing it to be more constructive, affecting the culture of a traditional classroom or their grade point average, or impacting teaching evaluations. The result is often an analytically rigorous paper or PowerPoint presentation where students can adroitly demonstrate their knowledge of the concepts, effectively defend their recommendations, engage in meaningful Q&A, and follow best practices related to teamwork. This study aims to explore the mentorship and coaching strategies for case competition teams in undergraduate and graduate academic programs. The two most significant factors affecting case competition rank are “Mentor Hours” and “Effort Invested as a Team.”

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Student Experience, Career Influence, and Supply Chain Competitions:#xd; A Mixed-Method Analysis of Students, Judges, and Alumni

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Business Analytics Competition (BAC@MC): A learning experience

Business Analytics Competition (BAC@MC): A learning experience

Mentorship Strategies for Winning Case Competition Teams

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