A virtual world with real results: by using a project-based, collaborative learning model, this program teaches students about business and technology through task-oriented coursework.

A VISIT TO THE BASKETS AND BOUQUETS FIRM BEGINS WITH A STOP AT THE RECEPTION DESK where guests are signed in and then announced to the CEO. The space looks like a typical office, with a dozen or so professionally dressed employees working in their cubicles. In the sales and marketing department, an employee is designing a new logo for the firm; an employee in the human resources department is planning a conflict resolution workshop; members of the accounting department, meanwhile, are working on the firm's business plan, preparing for an upcoming presentation to potential investors.

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