Using Virtual Collaboration to Investigate Regional Labor Market Differences

An understanding of geographic labor market characteristics is valuable for undergraduate students planning a career in human resource management. While many courses discuss some aspects of local labor markets, a project that requires students to compare and contrast labor markets can help build thi...

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Published in:Journal of human resources education 2011-01, Vol.5 (2/3)
Main Authors: Long, Lori K, Meglich, Patricia A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business education
Collaboration
College students
Curricula
Higher education
Human resource management
Labor market
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Summary:An understanding of geographic labor market characteristics is valuable for undergraduate students planning a career in human resource management. While many courses discuss some aspects of local labor markets, a project that requires students to compare and contrast labor markets can help build this understanding. This paper shares details from a joint project between two human resource classes at different colleges that required students to collaborate virtually to study labor markets. As a result of this project, students not only learned about labor markets, but also built valuable skills in virtual collaboration.
ISSN:1937-5891
1937-5891