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Wiechowski, Linda; Washburn, Terri L. – American Journal of Business Education, 2014
Student learning outcomes and course satisfaction scores are two key considerations when assessing the success of any degree program. This empirical study was based upon more than 3,000 end-of-semester course evaluations collected from 171 courses in the 2010-2011 academic year. The study, conducted at a Midwestern business college, considered the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Financial Services, Economics Education, Comparative Analysis
Bakir, Saad T. – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
We propose a nonparametric (or distribution-free) procedure for testing the equality of several population variances (or scale parameters). The proposed test is a modification of Bakir's (1989, Commun. Statist., Simul-Comp., 18, 757-775) analysis of means by ranks (ANOMR) procedure for testing the equality of several population means. A proof is…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Grade Point Average, Nonparametric Statistics, Business Administration Education
de Araujo, Pedro; Murray, James – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
In a recent study, de Araujo and Murray (2010) find empirical evidence that living on campus leads to improved student performance, finding both immediate effects (GPA improves while the student lives on campus) and permanent effects (GPA remains higher even after moving off campus). Using the same dataset, we extend the analysis to explain why…
Descriptors: College Students, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Comparative Analysis
Adewara, Johnson Ademola; Adeleke, Ismail Adedeji; Ogundeji, Rotimi Kayode; Ahani, Edesiri Bridget – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
The study compares the performance of distance learning students with full-time students in a traditional face-to-face learning environment. This study is one aspect of a larger research project designed to gain insight into factors that may influence the performance of distance learning students. The data used in the study represent the…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Foreign Countries, Grade Point Average, Business Administration Education
Hohner, Margaret; Tsigaris, Panagiotis – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
For the past number of years, a Canadian university has been offering its business degree program in universities located in Tianjin and Shanghai, China. This paper examines the alignment of the two grading systems and its implications on the grade distribution of graduates from the programs. An attempt is made to find an exchange rate of the two…
Descriptors: Grading, Case Studies, Alignment (Education), Business Administration Education
Naimy, Viviane; Nasser, Ramzi – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine whether an early call-up strategy helps in attracting better students to a private university in Lebanon. Early admission call-up was administered to the top 25 percentile-ranked students of main feeder schools at a private university in Lebanon. Admission data was accrued for students who applied for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Admission, Enrollment Management, Enrollment Influences
He, Yunke; Banham, Heather – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
Using time series data, this study shows that domestic students' academic performance is generally better than international students' performance, but the gap is significantly narrowing as international students' performance is improving over time. The study also shows that there is no strong correlation between the percentage of international…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Achievement Gains
Guder, Faruk; Malliaris, Mary; Jalilvand, Anahita – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
Over time, each school builds its own culture and approach to education. Students, faculty, and alumni become accustomed to the style and pace of their university setting and expect it to continue. Thus, deliberate changes to this culture are not undertaken lightly and the effects of such changes are watched closely. This paper discusses the…
Descriptors: Class Size, School Culture, Business Administration Education, Undergraduate Students
Ward, Chris; Yates, Dan; Song, Joon – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
This study examined the extent to which student engagement is associated with a traditional assessment of student knowledge. In this study, ETS Business Major Field Test (MFT) scores were compared to student's self-reported survey responses to specific questions on the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). Areas of the NSSE survey such as…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Learner Engagement, Business, Business Skills