Student engagement in group work and individual work in online degree studies : case study: IB Online
Szep, Georgina (2018)
Szep, Georgina
Turun ammattikorkeakoulu
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018061513914
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018061513914
Tiivistelmä
The number of online degrees is rapidly growing. Thus, online education has the need for constant improvements. Turku University of Applied Sciences (TUAS) started the first fully online degree programme in International Business (IB) in the academic year of 2017/18. The objective of this research is to answer some of the pedagogical and technological questions after the first year by exploring student engagement in online studies with IB Online as a case study from a student perspective. The thesis examines mainly group and individual work and compares the differences in student engagement from technological and pedagogical point of view.
The literature review explored the framework of TPACK and 5-step model in the use of pedagogy and technology. In the exploratory research, a quantitative method was applied. The primary data was collected using the first IB Online census.
The results show the students´ point of view after the first year of studies. The main findings of the research are: student engagement, teaching and study approaches, integration of technology and the connection of group and individual work. Based on the results, recommendations are made for future research to further develop online degree studies.
The literature review explored the framework of TPACK and 5-step model in the use of pedagogy and technology. In the exploratory research, a quantitative method was applied. The primary data was collected using the first IB Online census.
The results show the students´ point of view after the first year of studies. The main findings of the research are: student engagement, teaching and study approaches, integration of technology and the connection of group and individual work. Based on the results, recommendations are made for future research to further develop online degree studies.