Choices, choices, choices: online and face-to-face options for management students
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Stewart, H
Sarvaiya, H
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Allen, S
Gower, Kim
Allen, D
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Increasing competition for students, tightening funding, and increasing demand for course offerings delivered in multiple modes increases the need to explore relationships between study mode choice and student outcomes. Previous research has not explored why undergraduate management students choose to study online or face to face, or how students feel these choices influence learning outcomes? This chapter presents the findings of a mixed method study conducted using first- and third-year management students in an undergraduate degree program from a large, Australian, public university. The findings reveal that personal resources and access to campuses are important and the foremost reason students choose to study online. In contrast, students reported choosing to enroll in the face-to-face mode owing to learning styles, engagement, the need to maintain momentum or motivation in their studies, and the desire to receive more feedback. Mode of delivery did not impact students’ intentions to leave, engagement, or perceived task load. These findings suggest that students can select a mode to optimize their learning, work, and life commitments, without notable consequence on outcomes.
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Handbook of Teaching with Technology in Management, Leadership, and Business
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Radford, K; Stewart, H; Sarvaiya, H, Choices, choices, choices: online and face-to-face options for management students, Handbook of Teaching with Technology in Management, Leadership, and Business;, 2020, pp. 406-417