In lieu of a regular class, nearly 700 students from 16 sections of "management skills" were required to show up to see Hall of Fame Rutgers University women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer and her players put a real-world spin on classroom lessons about communication, team dynamics and motivating others.
Rutgers Business School professor Phyllis Siegel, who is in the Department of Management and Global Business, said she chose Stringer and the women’s basketball team for the event because of their long history of success.
"Management Skills," which is a revamped, year-old version of the former Principles of Management, emphasizes interaction, case studies and collaboration rather than old-fashioned lectures. The course opens with students exploring emotional intelligence and delving into team building skills. The classes will spend the semester working on a project in groups, which professors like Siegel, Joseph Markert and Payal Sharma hope will exhibit the qualities of teams by the time the semester ends.
This year, for the first time, Siegel said she and her colleagues incorporated Stringer and her team into the curriculum to offer students a chance to "see the concepts come to life.” The collaboration happened with the help of Betsy Yonkman, Stringer's assistant, and Michelle Edwards, director of basketball operations.
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