Encouraging Collaboration in a Business Law Classroom: Two Activities That Challenge and Engage.

While these types of sophisticated activities may be too advanced for first- and second-year students in a Legal Environment of Business course, they have been well received and successful in a Business Law course, where students tend to be more experienced, mature, and further along in their academic careers. As a result, when designing course activities for today's students, I keep three goals in mind: (1) maximize collaboration and engagement; (2) reinforce concepts by utilizing relevant internet sources or other primary materials without overwhelming the students; and (3) give students the opportunity to practice and improve their analytical writing skills. B. Assignment Memo and Outside Material Below is the assignment memo that is distributed to students at the beginning of class. B Memo b To: ACCT 348 From: Professor Koval Date: Week 8 Re: Writing Assignment #4: Harry Potter and the Voluntary Bankruptcy Harry Potter lives in Maryland with his four minor children. Third, writing assignments that require students to demonstrate mastery of real-world concepts are viewed as "authentic assessments", which in turn have been shown to increase student satisfaction, are perceived to be fairer and more effective measures of performance, and are more inclusive, giving students from traditionally marginalized groups the opportunity to better demonstrate their learning. 38 I Attributes on Students' Resumes, supra i note 12. 39 Lincoln Then James & Riza Casidy, I Authentic Assessment in Business Education: Its Effects on Student Satisfaction and Promoting Behaviour i , 43 Studies in Higher Educ. 401, 403 (2018), describing authentic assessments as being based on tasks that require students to demonstrate skills relevant to their careers, including inquiry-based reports, role-playing, and situational judgement tests. [Extracted from the article]