In all BSL classes, active student participation is demanded. This doesn't mean just answering questions posed by the professor, but also contributing to the learning process by voicing ideas and opinions. To allow this to happen classes at BSL are a maximum of 20 people, sat around a U-shaped conference table.

The first step in making a contribution to a discussion is learning how to formulate ideas so that they can be easily understood. Statements will be challenged by faculty and other students. Attack and defence of ideas are important tools for a successful career in business.

We feel so strongly about this aspect of business learning that participation is built into our grading system. Students in every course are judged on both how much they said, and how valuable their contribution was to the discussion. Being assessed on your abilities to participate is part of business life, pass/fail examinations are not.