The synergistic value of cross-course collaborations

Cross-course collaborations provide a learning experience for business students enrolled in different courses to meet course-level learning objectives and common program-level objectives of developing student career readiness skills and capabilities. This research examined a cross-course collaboration that spanned two courses at different points in an undergraduate business program and found students valued the learning experience. Students who had a future focus or intrinsic goal orientation and students in more interactive groups realized more value from the learning experience. Cross-course collaborations offer a novel opportunity for students to connect and learn from each other.