Abstract
This paper reports on student and site manager evaluations of Business Policy field projects from five universities in Canada and the United States. In total, there were over 900 detailed evaluations by students and site managers and more limited assessments from another 1200 students. A preliminary analysis is presented of various factors which potentially influ enced these evaluations. The single biggest negative aspect of the project was seen by students to be the time allocated to the project. This suggests that schools should modify their programmes to ensure students have the time to carry out the projects in a meaningful way. Another major problem with the project identified by students is the lack of faculty direction and unclear expectations. This suggests that faculty must clearly specify their objectives for the project so students will appreciate the many varied benefits from it.
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