COVID-19 FORCED FACULTY TO MOVE FROM TEACHING FACE-TO-FACE TO ONLINE TEACHING FAST: WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES TO FACULTY AND STUDENTS?
Blaise J. Bergiel Erich B. Bergiel University of West Georgia Bridget J. Bergiel East Tennessee State University ABSTRACT For many faculty members of colleges and universities, the wake-up call came one week in the third month of the 2020 spring semester. The colleges and university administration emailed notices out that they were closing because of […]
ARE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES BETTING ON SPORTS? DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
David C. Burkitt Andrew Blazsik Brett Berger Jonathan Farrell Lourdes University ABSTRACT The popularity of collegiate sports has enabled many smaller schools to grow enrollment by adding sports teams. While the purpose of this effort is to increase the financial standing of the educational institution, the question has been raised as to the extent of […]
THE INTEGRITY OF ONLINE EXAMS DURING CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID 19)
Elsie Henderson Jeff McKinnon Mount Saint Vincent University ABSTRACT The Spring 2020 Covid 19 lockdown resulted in many post-secondary institutions moving exams to an online, un-proctored environment leading to increased academic cheating concerns. This study examines whether cheating on an un-proctored exam significantly impacted students’ grades. This study also compares the online un-proctored final to […]
HYBRID VERSUS HYFLEX INSTRUCTION IN AN INTRODUCTORY FINANCE COURSE
Pablo Calafiore Texas A&M University – San Antonio Emiliano Giudici Stephen F. Austin State University ABSTRACT This study compared class performance of non-traditional students enrolled in two relatively large undergraduate introductory finance courses. Classes were similar in content except that one was hybrid (blended) while the other was hyflex. In hyflex instruction, students choose among […]
WHEN COVID-19 MEETS THE BUSINESS SCHOOL AT A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY: SATISFACTION WITH REMOTE INSTRUCTION
Kimberly K. Powell Melanie Powell Rey Southern University and A&M College ABSTRACT COVID-19, also known as the Coronavirus, ushered in several issues, changes, challenges, and considerations. One over-arching issue is crisis management in higher education. Such strategies are needed in the academic units. Remote instruction would be a key component is the teaching strategy a […]
Accounting Instruction: Relational Competence and the Impact It Has on Learning
Angela Peterson KyungMoon Kim West Virginia University Institute of Technology ABSTRACT This research investigates on how building a relationship with instructors affects a student’s learning in an accounting program. It aims to better understand relational competence and the impact on learning accounting. This study found that building a relationship between the instructor and the students […]
