Course Pedagogy:

• The material in the E-Commerce simulation is sequenced to step the student through four sets of trial decisions. The first trial decision set allows student teams to sell stock, which will result in their first balance sheet. Gradually the complexity is increased until the student has a full set of financial statements and decision options. The focus is not on accounting but the use of accounting, economic and market research data to make strategic business decisions.

• The students will experience team decision making and team building. Collaboration within a team is very natural.
  

• Mentoring is provided as advanced students from around the world provide guidance to their "client" teams. Beginning students are placed into B-to-B relationships with advanced students. It is in the interest of the advanced teams to make sure their client teams do well.
  
  
• Students rapidly pick up many of the skills needed to function in today's technology driven "new economy". Global communication, Internet, team building and negotiating skills will be developed.
  
  
• Students and instructors both have a learning curve as they adapt to this new pedagogy. Students need to be encouraged to become partners in their own education. Information needed for decision making may be partially presented one week and then expanded upon three weeks later in an integrated manner. Students are rarely done with the knowledge they gain. It continually evolves throughout the course. These new experiences provide for great learning potential, but they take some time and effort on the instructor's part. Students are very motivated by the learning environment created, but may be unaccustomed to the challenge of knowledge application in the decision making process.