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Applying The Concept Of Alignment In A Finance Class., Martina K. Schmidt
Applying The Concept Of Alignment In A Finance Class., Martina K. Schmidt
Martina K. Schmidt
The assessment of learning goals and objectives in business courses is important for business schools. However, not all business educators are necessarily knowledgeable and trained in designing appropriate learning objectives and matching all aspects of a course around these learning objectives. This paper helps to fill this gap of knowledge by describing the concept of alignment or how to design appropriate learning objectives and matching course materials and student engagement as well as assessment methods and the course technology to these objectives. This paper also applies the concept of alignment to the specific learning module of capital budgeting analysis in …
Lessons From Teaching Undergraduate Finance Online., Martina K. Schmidt
Lessons From Teaching Undergraduate Finance Online., Martina K. Schmidt
Martina K. Schmidt
With the continuing growth of student enrollment in online courses, teaching classes in an online format is becoming part of life for many educators. Teaching courses online is a challenging task and educators can benefit from the experiences of other educators when preparing for this challenge. The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, it lists some important observations that can help an educator create effective online courses. Second, it describes some insights from teaching online finance courses, specifically. As most academic leaders feel that student learning in online classes is inferior to face-to-face classes, the author also investigates the …