Learning Business Law Online vs. Onland: A Mixed Method Analysis

This is a follow-up study to “A Comparative Analysis of Online and Traditional Undergraduate Business Law Classes” (Shelley, Swartz & Cole, 2007) designed to further examine two critical areas of e-learning, that is, student satisfaction with, and student learning in, an online environment as co...

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Published in:International journal of information and communication technology education 2008-04, Vol.4 (2), p.54-66
Main Authors: Shelley, Daniel J, Swartz, Louis B, Cole, Michele T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Business law
Commercial law
Law
Methods
Mixed methods research
Online education
Study and teaching
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Summary:This is a follow-up study to “A Comparative Analysis of Online and Traditional Undergraduate Business Law Classes” (Shelley, Swartz & Cole, 2007) designed to further examine two critical areas of e-learning, that is, student satisfaction with, and student learning in, an online environment as compared with an onland, or traditional classroom environment. While the initial study found no significant difference between the two, the second study did find statistically significant differences between the online and the onland course formats with regard to two elements of student satisfaction: (1) student satisfaction with the instructor, and (2) student satisfaction with the course structure. The second study went further to look at the effects, if any, of gender, age and nationality on student satisfaction. There was no significant difference found with age or nationality. There was a significant difference between males and females with regard to two of the research questions.
ISSN:1550-1876
1550-1337
DOI:10.4018/jicte.2008040105