Showing posts with label teambaseddiscussion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label teambaseddiscussion. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Wharton MBA TBD Interview Workshop in Tokyo on November 18, 2014

My colleague Adam Markus and I will be offering a Wharton Team Based Discussion Workshop in Tokyo on November 18th at 8pm.  You must be in Tokyo to participate.

Wharton MBA Team Based Discussion Interview Workshop
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 18, 8pm-9:15pm

Location: E4TG    Isshin Building 5F, 2-11-7 Yaesu Chuo-ku, Tokyo
東京都中央区八重洲  2-11-7 一新ビル 5階

This workshop is for those who will be having a Round 1 Wharton Interview. It is focused solely on the Team Based Discussion. It will consist of a simulated 35 minute TBD based on the actual topic being used. After that the remaining time will consist of feedback and discussion. Both Adam and John will be observing. In the event that the number of participants is over 8, the group will be divided into 2 for the simulation with Adam or John observing.

The feedback session will focus on such topics as
(1) Delivery of an effective 1 minute proposal
(2) Effective listening
(3) What makes for good team interaction?
(4) The role of body language

Please note that the 1-to-1 interview will not be covered in this session.

Cost:   10,000 yen paid in advance by bank transfer received by 11/15/2014
13,000 yen if paid in cash on the day of the event.

Prepayment is mandatory, so if we cannot confirm your payment by the 15th , you will need to pay in cash on the day of the event.

Recording: We encourage you to audio record the workshop. To protect your personal information please do not reveal anything about yourself that you would be uncomfortable having recorded by other participants. Therefore changing the name of your company, clients, etc. is highly advised during the participatory parts of the workshop.

To make a reservation and arrange for payment, please email me at john.couke@gmail.com.

Hope you can join! 

John Couke

Monday, July 23, 2012

Wharton Adds Team-Based Discussion to the Admissions Process


Karl Ulrich, the Vice Dean of Innovation at the Wharton School, announced recently via the school's MBA Admissions Blog that beginning this application season, the school will officially roll out a team-based discussion as a part of its admissions process this year.

The concept of Wharton's team-based discussion is not a new one, and has already been written about extensively here, here and here at Poets & Quants.  Details include the fact that the change was experimented with at the end of the previous admissions season, and that it involved a simulation of a real class discussion of a business issue.

It will be interesting to see how international students will be asked to participate in such a discussion, what format the interaction will take (live? some kind of internet-based video link?), or what alternatives may be offered.  I'll post more information on this as Wharton makes it available.

John Couke
john.couke@gmail.com