Online vs. Face to Face: Is There a Difference in How Accounting and Finance Students Learn in an Online vs. Face-to-Face Setting?

42 Pages Posted: 27 Apr 2006

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Kimberly A. Sipes

Kentucky State University - School of Business

Victor Ricciardi

Ursinus College; Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

Date Written: March 31, 2006

Abstract

This is a PDF file of 'Online vs. Face to Face: Is There a Difference in How Accounting and Finance Students Learn in an Online vs. Face-to-Face Setting?' slides from a presentation at the Innovative Teaching Methods Conference of the American Accounting Association: Southeast Region on March 31, 2006 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Scholars in behavioral accounting, finance, and economics have begun to investigate how novices and experts learn in a wide range of accounting and financial settings. This session provided an initial discussion of the different learning processes for accounting and finance students enrolled in online vs. in-class (face-to-face) formats.

As educators, our primary goal is to facilitate the learning of our students. An emerging method of delivery known as online education, where the teacher and student may never have face-to-face contact; this online format is a increasingly provided by all different types of colleges and universities across the country. How does this alternate delivery method affect the learning process of students? Or does the learning technique of students have an influence on the way online courses are delivered?

The focus of this session was to review the main studies within the literature of learning as it relates to online delivery and face-to-face delivery of courses. One outcome of the session was to share with participants the main themes and findings from this collection of studies. This discussion presented scholars with a future avenue of research and a valuable source for improving their own teaching experience.

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Keywords: Online class, Face to Face, Internet Classes, Learning, Education, Accounting, Finance, Students, Behavioral Finance, Behavioral Accounting, Behavioral Economics

JEL Classification: M00, A00, A0, A2, A20, A23, I20, M40

Suggested Citation

Sipes, Kimberly A. and Ricciardi, Victor, Online vs. Face to Face: Is There a Difference in How Accounting and Finance Students Learn in an Online vs. Face-to-Face Setting? (March 31, 2006). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=894223 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.894223

Kimberly A. Sipes

Kentucky State University - School of Business ( email )

Frankfort, KY 40601
United States

Victor Ricciardi (Contact Author)

Ursinus College ( email )

Department of Business and Economics
Collegeville, PA
United States

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