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In this workshop, we will evaluate the creative use of service learning as an assessment component of business courses. Particularly, we will discuss how service learning was strategically used in a Compensation Management course in order to mimic organizationl volunteerism policies. Through service learning, students are educated not only on "giving back," but also on how to identify the type of career and organization which they'd like to pursue. Utilizing student experiences in a Compensation Management course, the workshop will incorporate a discussion of service learning and its value in the business classroom. Due to the emphasis on ethics in today's businesses, many company leaders are incorporating philanthropy into their employment policies. As a result, the interaction between community outreach and corporate operations is at a unique crossroads. Through our time together, we will define service learning in context, examine how it can be used as an assessment tool, and evaluate student impressions of the service learning opportunity in the business classroom in an effort to encourage practitioners to develop innovative ways to incorporate it into their course requirements.

Human Resources, ethics, service learning