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Teaching Note--The Stats Requirement: Statistical Thinking as Social Work
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Waring, Melody K. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2021
The statistics requirement in social work curricula can be seen by students as a detour from the substance of social work. In this note, I describe my experience teaching part-time master's students that statistical thinking is social work: it is an application of the social work code of ethics and a critical tool in practice for making pragmatic…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Masters Programs, Statistics
The Life of an Accounting Information Systems Research Course
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Loo, Ivo De; Bots, Jan – Accounting Education, 2018
This paper describes the development, evaluation, and the changes made to a research course for part-time Master of Science students in accounting. The course prepares students for their Master of Science thesis and aims to develop their research skills. On top of this, it managed to overcome barriers between faculty members who were chiefly…
Descriptors: Accounting, Information Systems, Information Science Education, Course Descriptions
Comparative Analysis of an Online and a Traditional MSW Program: Educational Outcomes
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Cummings, Sherry M.; Chaffin, Kate M.; Cockerham, Clifford – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
This study compared the educational outcomes of the University of Tennessee College of Social Work's online and traditional MSW programs ("N" = 345). Knowledge, skill, and satisfaction outcomes were compared for online and traditional students in 3 tracks: full-time, part-time, and advanced standing (AS). There were no significant…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average, Social Work, Counselor Training
Group Work in the MBA Classroom: Improving Pedagogical Practice and Maximizing Positive Outcomes with Part-Time MBA Students
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Rafferty, Patricia D. – Journal of Management Education, 2013
This article forms part of an exploration into how graduate students experience group work. A single case, embedded study was completed in 2011, which reveals insight and understanding into the manner in which part-time MBA students experience group work assignments and how these experiences contribute to their perception of positive group work…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Graduate Students, Business Administration Education, Part Time Students
A Virtual Learning Environment for Part-Time MASW Students: An Evaluation of the WebCT
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Chan, Charles C.; Tsui, Ming-sum; Chan, Mandy Y. C.; Hong, Joe H. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2008
This study aims to evaluate the perception of a cohort of social workers studying for a part-time master's program in social work in using the popular Web-based learning platform--World Wide Web Course Tools (WebCT) as a complimentary method of teaching and learning. It was noted that social work profession began incorporating computer technology…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Educational Environment, Social Work, Teaching Methods
A Quasi-Experimental Study of Three Online Learning Courses in Computing
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Connolly, Thomas M.; MacArthur, Ewan; Stansfield, Mark; McLellan, Evelyn – Computers & Education, 2007
This paper presents the results of a 3-year quasi-experimental study of three Masters courses in computing. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which the teaching and learning of these courses were enhanced by being developed and delivered in an online format as compared to face-to-face full-time and part-time delivery. Key…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Dropout Rate, Distance Education, Online Courses