Teaching Methods and Assessment Techniques Used for the Introductory Level Undergraduate Finance Course in British and Irish Universities

Journal of Economics and Finance Education, 2006, 5(1), 47-61

Posted: 16 Nov 2016

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Kent T. Saunders

Anderson University

Abdullah Iqbal

University of Kent, Canterbury

Nauman Farooqi

Independent

Date Written: July 1, 2006

Abstract

This study reports the results of a survey of teaching methods and assessment techniques for introductory level undergraduate finance courses in British and Irish universities and compares them with the results reported in similar studies conducted in the US and Canada. The survey results show that the most popular teaching methods in the UK and Ireland are the ‘Instructor Overhead Projector Lecture’ and ‘Instructor Computer PowerPoint Lecture’, whereas the ‘Writing-on-the-Board Lecture’ was the most common teaching method in the US and Canada. We find, as in the US and Canada, that textbook reading is the most commonly used (non-assessed) out-of-class assignment and in-class exams taken by individual students are the primary tool for determining a student’s overall grade.

Keywords: Teaching Methods, Assessment Techniques

JEL Classification: A2, G00

Suggested Citation

Saunders, Kent T. and Iqbal, Abdullah and Farooqi, Nauman, Teaching Methods and Assessment Techniques Used for the Introductory Level Undergraduate Finance Course in British and Irish Universities (July 1, 2006). Journal of Economics and Finance Education, 2006, 5(1), 47-61, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2868732

Kent T. Saunders (Contact Author)

Anderson University ( email )

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Anderson, SC 29621
United States

Abdullah Iqbal

University of Kent, Canterbury ( email )

Canterbury, Kent CT2 7PE
United Kingdom

Nauman Farooqi

Independent ( email )

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