Table I

Comparing action-based and traditional executive program design

Action-based designTraditional design
Flexible on/off-campus delivery
 Local, national, international
 Intensive residential
 Off-campus reading programs
 AL “Sets” and project work
On-campus delivery
 Local (fixed timetable)
 Formal classes (weekly)
 Tutorials
Learner-centered, participant-orientedTeacher-centered
Emphasis on the process of learningContent-centered
Work-based assessmentSubject-based assessment
Interdisciplinary, problem-orientedDisciplinary
More expensiveMore economical

Sources: Adapted from: Zuber-Skerritt (1995), Monks and Walsh (2001) and Howell (1994) 

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