Launch & Learn

Launch & Learn includes the curriculum and content for 25 graduate-level business courses that can be used by institutions to supplement existing programs with online courses, create unique concentrations and specializations, or offer new academic degree programs.

Each course includes a syllabus, instructor guide, and online resources that the school can easily customize to align with their intended learning outcomes. It is expected that adopting schools will customize the courses with supplemental course materials and instructional content. The courses can be easily customized. 

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School officials determine their course needs, load the courses into their existing Learning Management System or use our hosted LMS (Moodle), assign instructors, and teach the courses using online or blended learning methodologies.

Launch & Learn is designed to help schools fill gaps in their higher education offerings, expand degree programs, or diversify their market opportunities with online education.

The Launch & Learn course development team was led by:

• Olin Oedekoven, Ph.D.  Dr. Oedekoven had previously written doctoral online courses and programs teaching with a mostly online university. His doctoral is in business administration with concentrations in management and public administration.
• Krishna Venkatesh, Ph.D.  Dr. Venkatesh co-founded and subsequently led an Indian b-School that was first to receive internationally recognized accreditation.  He holds two doctorates, one in strategy and the other in project management.
• Doug Gilbert, DBA, J.D.  Dr. Gilbert was the business school dean for the University of the Rockies. He is also a certified Baldrige examiner.

Other personnel on the development team also included professionals with graduate-level teaching experience, former academic program managers, quality assurance officers, and accreditation examiners.

Launch & Learn courses are based on the principle of discovery learning, meaning the students learn through their efforts of discovery by researching, reading, and undertaking online activities such as writing papers and discussion board posts that demonstrate their understanding, knowledge, and critical thinking.

Each course is divided approximately into thirds:

• The initial third pertains to developing knowledge.
• The second third pertains to fostering understanding of that knowledge.
• The remaining third pertains to applying that knowledge in the business context based on the course’s learning outcomes.

Course content is dynamic, interactive, and contemporary. Specific assignments include online learning modules along with short papers based upon the weekly news content provided by Bloomberg Businessweek. Students have access to B-School Connection (BSC) Education Resource Center for news-based research. 

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Launch & Learn is sold by the course and pricing is based on the sequence of student registrations.

• First 25 Course Registrations: $500/course
• Next 26-50 Course Registrations: $450/course (10% discount)
• 51st and Beyond Course Registrations: $400/course (20% discount)

Various course combinations are available to create unique concentrations and specializations. A 3-course concentration or 4-course specialization is similarly priced based on the number of individual course registrations.

Launch & Learn can also be used by the academic institution to offer a complete online or blended MBA (30-36 US Credit Hours) and/or DBA program (48-60 US Credit Hours). If you are interested in this approach, please contact us to discuss. The program can be provided through our hosted Moodle® site or uploaded onto your Learning Management System.

Depending upon your existing delivery capabilities for online courses, additional service fees may be necessary for us to work with you and operationalize the courses for your institution.

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