Our ABS staff continued to be active in the area of research over the mid-year break. In July, ABS Senior Lecturer Dr Peter Williams, travelled to the USA to attend the 11th Biennial SDA Business Teachers Conference, held at Andrews University in Michigan.
With the theme of ‘Innovation in Business Education: The Antidote to Mediocrity’, the conference saw attendees from Africa, Phillipines, Papua New Guinea, Mexico, Bolivia, Peru, the Middle East and the US. Peter presented two research papers, the first entitled “The Pursuit of Further Student Engagement: An Evaluation of an Innovative Approach to Delivering an Introduction to Economics Unit of Study”, and the second “Embedded Smart Hubs in Higher Education Business Institutions: Mutual Alliance Factor Model” which explored research undertaken within the Avondale Business School.
The research papers were well received, and with an impressive list of plenary speakers, the conference proved to be a highly educational experience.