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Master Professor

Michael Colburn

Michael Colburn
"I first adopted Glo-Bus for use in our Business Capstone course in 2006. Since that time I have taught 15 sections of the course. I believe that I have had five teams that have achieved world rankings of 110, one or more times."
Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2010
December, 2010 (1 BSI Grand Champion)
GLO-BUS Tradition: First adopted GLO-BUS for classroom use in 2006
School: Department of Management
College of Business and Economics
Ashland University
Title: Assistant Professor
Education: Bachelor of Industrial Engineering, Ohio State University
MS, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Ohio State University
Ph.D. Ohio State University
Courses Taught: Senior Capstone in Business (UG)
Operations Management (UG and MBA)
Human Resource Management (UG)
Organization development & Change Management (MBA)
Research Interests and Selected Publications: Self management, MBA program, and curricular design for adult learning and team teaching.
Westerfelt, D.K and Colburn, M. J. An Examination of Supervisory/Management Skills: Determining Hard and Soft Skill Preferences by Size and Type of Industry. Leadership and Organizational Management Journal, March 2009.
Colburn, M. J. Measurement and Performance. FMI Quarterly, April 2003.
Colburn, M. J. Advancing Performance Through Measurement. The Contractors Management Journal, January 2003.
Colburn, M. J. Testing the Testing and Grading Paradigm for a Course in Engineering Economics Analysis. Doctoral Dissertation, 1995.
Fraser, J. M., Colburn M. J., Lundquist, R., Mount-Campbell, C.A., and Smith, G. L. A New Paradigm for Curriculum Design: A Demonstration in Engineering Economy. ASEE Proceedings, 1994.
Colburn, M. J. The Effects of Job Characteristics and Personal Characteristics on the Use of Time Management and Goal Setting Behaviors Taught in a Training Program. Master Thesis, 1986.
Activities, Honors, and Awards: Awarded the 2004 Meritorous Service Citation by the College of Engineering of the Ohio State University