Measuring MBA Student Learning: Does Distance Make a Difference?

dc.creator	Mark Kretovics
dc.creator	Jim McCambridge
dc.date	2002-10-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:13:04Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:13:04Z
dc.identifier	1492-3831
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/d7fa1709c7de42ff874e8f37c2757d7f
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/15733
dc.description	This article reports on an exploratory research effort in which the extent of MBA student learning on twelve specific competencies relevant to effective business performance was assessed. The article focuses on the extent to which differences in student learning outcomes may be influenced by one of three different types of instructional delivery: on-campus, distance, and executive MBA. It affirms the high quality of learning that can occur via distance education and proposes a strategy to conduct summative, program-level assessment. Specific findings include participants in all three groups self-reporting significantly higher scores on seven of twelve outcomes (e.g., goal setting, help, information gathering, leadership, quantitative, theory, and technology skills). It also notes that distance MBA students self reported significantly higher scores than on-campus students on the learning outcomes related to technology, quantitative, and theory skills, and higher scores on technology skills than the executive MBA group. Implications for further research are discussed.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Athabasca University
dc.relation	http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/108/188
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, Vol 3, Iss 2 (2002)
dc.subject	distance learning
dc.subject	outcomes assessment
dc.subject	management education
dc.subject	MBA program evaluation
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Measuring MBA Student Learning: Does Distance Make a Difference?
dc.type	article