YoungmumsshapingintheCopleyMallindowntownBoston-monthfoundthemselvesbeingquestionedabouttheiruseofsoapbystudentsfromHarvardBusinessSchoolusuallyknownasHBS.Thestudentsnotdoingminorjobstoearnbeermoney.Theywere
YoungmumsshapingintheCopleyMallindowntownBoston-monthfoundthemselvesbeingquestionedabouttheiruseofsoapbystudentsfromHarvardBusinessSchoolusuallyknownasHBS.Thestudentsnotdoingminorjobstoearnbeermoney.TheywerepreparingtohelpafirminBrazillaunchanantibacterialcleanserThe900studentsarrivinginBostonthissummerfortheirtwo-yearcourseweretoldthattheywouldbesheets.Theyusedtositinaclassroomanddiscusscasestudieswrittenbyprofessors.Nowtheymayalsoworkinadevelopingcountryandlaunchastar-upfilm.
ThenewpracticaladditiontoHBS'scurriculumisknownas"FIELD"thatstandsforFieldImmersionExperiencesforLeadershipDevelopment.Fieldwork---ie,goingoutandtalkingtopeople---isabigchangeforHBS.
Notallthestaffandstudentswereoverjoyedtobeexperimentedon.Butthemanresponsible,NitinNohria,headofHBS,saysthat"Ifitworks,theFIELDmethodcouldbecomeanequalpartnertothecasemethod."
Whathappensinthesecondyearofthenewcourseisstillbeingworkedout.Butthefirstyearhasthreeelements.
First,team-buildingexercises.Studentstaketurnstoleadagroupengagedinaproject.Theylearntocollaborate(合作)andtogiveandtakefeedback.
Second,studentswillbesenttoworkforaweekwithoneofmorethan140firmsin11countries.Tinssortofstructuredlearning-by-doingisaworldawayfromHBS'Straditionalencouragementofstudentsto"goonanadventure"outsideofclasses.
Inthethirdpartofthecourse,studentswillbegiveneightweeks,andseedmoneyof$3,000each,tolaunchasmallcompany.Themostsuccessful,asvotedbytheirfellowstudents,willgetmorefunding.Theexperimentdoesnotcomecheap,adding5-10%tothecoursescost,whichHBSwillbearwhileitfiguresoutwhatworks.
28.Whywerethestudentsquestioningthoseyoungmums,accordingtothefirstparagraph?___
A.Topreparetohelpafirmtolaunchaproduct.
B.Toearnsomemoney.
C.Topromoteanantibacterialcleanser.
D.Tomakeastudyaboutsoap,
29.Accordingtotheplanforthefirstyearcourse,thestudents___.
A.willbeledbyagroupandlearntogiveandtakefeedba