A Comparison of Student Outcomes and Student Satisfaction in Three MBA Human Resource Management Classes Based on Traditional vs. Online Learning

Author(s)

Jane Whitney Gibson, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of College Teaching & Learning

ISSN

1544-0389

Publication Date

8-1-2008

Abstract/Excerpt

The author taught three MBA Human Resource Management classes in the spring term of 2007 at a large private university in Florida. Two of the classes were taught in a 100% online format while the third was taught off campus in a university-owned building in Orlando where students met in a face-to-face, weekend setting. This traditional class was augmented by a WebCT classroom where students posted assignments, did exams, and communicated via email and discussion boards in the interims between classes. Comparisons were made regarding student performance and student satisfaction. In both areas, students in the face-to-face class scored just slightly better than their online counterparts.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.19030/tlc.v5i8.1235

Volume

5

Issue

8

First Page

1

Last Page

9

NSUWorks Citation

Gibson, Jane Whitney, "A Comparison of Student Outcomes and Student Satisfaction in Three MBA Human Resource Management Classes Based on Traditional vs. Online Learning" (2008). HCBE Faculty Articles. 189.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hcbe_facarticles/189