This episode gives a background to the course - how it was created, its founding principles, the science behind the “learning by doing” approach used by the course (which shows that it is evidence-based!), and how to get the best out of it.

The course design recognizes that students come from a variety of backgrounds and have different experience and perspectives. Some study as a preparation for a career in management, while others are already managers who want to make better decisions and critically appraise the evidence before them. Some people study with others – either as part of a college or university course, or within their organisation - while others study by themselves.

Whether you are a lone learner, or a part of a group, there are tips and recommendations from our learning and subject experts which will hopefully help you understand how to get the best from the course. You will also learn what other students enjoy and find challenging about this method of learning.

The podcast is a companion to the course – another way to engage with the material, to deepen your learning as you progress through the modules.

Author mentioned by Erin: Ken Koedinger

Host: Karen Plum

Guests

Eric Barends, Managing Director, Center for Evidence-Based Management
Denise Rousseau, H J Heinz University Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
Rob Briner, Professor of Organizational Psychology, Queen Mary University of London
Erin Czerwinski, Manager, Learning Engineering, The Simon Initiative, Carnegie Mellon University

Find out more about the course here: https://cebma.org/resources-and-tools/course-modules/

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