The workshop, organized jointly by CEEMAN and Narxoz University, provided the participants with inputs and interaction on teaching methodologies, particularly case teaching and its components – pedagogical foundations of case teaching, managing case discussions, case design characteristics, case writing and publishing process, etc. As is typical for CEEMAN faculty development programs, the sessions were based on active involvement of the audience and experienced faculty sharing their know-how.
The participants represented eight institutions, dedicated to educating their faculty and keeping up with the latest trends of management education:
- Almaty Management University
- Kazakh University of Economics, Finance and International Trade
- Kazakh-British Technical University
- L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University
- Narxoz University
- NRU Higher School of Economics (Russia)
- School of Economics and Business Administration, American University of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan)
- United Nations Development Program
Prof. Jim Ellert, IMTA Academic Director and Emeritus Professor of Finance and Strategy, former Associate Dean of Faculty at IMD, Lausanne, and Prof. Joe Pons, President of AXIOMA Marketing Consultants, previously Marketing Professor at IESE International Graduate School of Management, Spain, both accomplished and award-winning case writers and executive education professionals, brought a wealth of experience to the workshop participants.
Participants say:
“It was a mind changing performance of two intellectuals about philosophy and psychology of education in general rather than just case writing techniques. As a result of these four days I have more questions than answers, more doubts than beliefs and some very wise useful tips and advices for everyday work.”
Shynar Imangaliyeva, Head of International Affairs Department, Narxoz University, Kazakhstan
“I received my MBA from the Ivey School of Business, which was case based, and I studied probably 800+ cases with top professors at Ivey. I also took courses at Harvard, Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto, and at Carleton. I have also written a few cases and two books. From that perspective, I consider Jim Ellert and Joe Pons to be the Olympic team of case teaching and writing. Outstanding in every way.”
Peter McCann, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan
On Thursday, 20 October, Prof. Ellert and Prof. Pons also delivered an open lecture on Career Paths By Management Educators for Kazakh participants interested in faculty development and career paths of management educators. Among them there were also seven IMTA Alumni who shared their experience with IMTA and presented information on activities of the IMTA Alumni Club Kazakhstan, established in 2015.
