Educational Innovation in Economics and Business II : In Search of Quality

This volume consists of the revised versions I of a selection of papers of the second EDINEB conference, held in Uppsala from 17-19 August 1995. As with the fIrst edition, the conference and these proceedings are rooted in the participant's involvement with 'EDucational INnovation in Economics and Business'. The thematic focus is quality audit, quality assessment and quality improvement, all of them collected in the theme 'In Search of Quality'. For the fIrst EDINEB conference, which took place in Maastricht, December 1993, 'Problem-Based Learning' was chosen as leading theme. The introduction of problem-based learning in the curriculum of any faculty is to be regarded as a major innovation in the educational system. In contrast, the dedication to the search of quality in education resulted in a large variety of case studies and theoretical contributions on educational innovations aiming at increasing the quality of teaching and learning. This contrast between the one major step and the many small steps has been the decisive factor for the editors to compose these proceedings as a kind of allegory of Robert M. Pirsig's famous novel 'Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance, an Inquiry into Values' (ZAMM). Of course, on top of the very obvious reason that the conference had been saddled with a theme that is identical to the title that many critics (probably those who aren't so fond of motorcycling) used to rename ZAMM. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Front Matter....Pages 1-3 Experiences From Evaluations....Pages 5-24 Underlying Trends In Quality Assessment....Pages 25-41 A Methodological Proposal For Permanent Updating Of The Curricula At The Undergraduate Level....Pages 43-54 Front Matter....Pages 55-59 Evaluation Of An ‘Off-The-Shelf’ Multi-Media Package Introduced As Part Of A Problem-Based Learning Activity For Students In Higher Education....Pages 61-76 Teachers Selection Skills And Educational Resources....Pages 77-86 Quality Enhancement Through Student Feedback: A Computer-Based Approach....Pages 87-102 Students’ Perceptions Of University Quality: A Field Study Using LISREL And Artificial Intelligence Techniques....Pages 103-122 Front Matter....Pages 123-126 Same-Sex Groups Versus Mixed-Sex Groups Of Students: An Empirical Examination Of Organisation And Performance....Pages 127-144 Study Behaviour And Problem-Based Learning....Pages 145-154 Problem-Based Learning, Interpersonal Orientations And Learning Approaches: An Empirical Examination Of A Business Education Program....Pages 155-169 Teaching And Organising: The Case Of Problem-Based Learning....Pages 171-189 Front Matter....Pages 191-195 Congruence Of Assessment And Instructional System: The Case Of Problem-Based Learning....Pages 197-211 High Quality Learning Environments Require High Quality Evaluation Instruments....Pages 213-225 Does Knowledge Development Originate From Education?....Pages 227-238 Selected-Response Examinations In A Student-Centred Curriculum....Pages 239-254 Front Matter....Pages 255-258 Quality Assessment In Bachelor’s And Master’s Theses....Pages 259-272 Assessing Innovation And Innovation In Assessment....Pages 273-294 The Best Of Both Worlds: Research Learning And The MBA....Pages 295-306 Seeking Quality In Accounting And Auditing Education: TQM And COSO....Pages 307-316 Active Pedagogical Methods in Teaching Economics and Business Administration: The Example of Games Applied in Teaching Management....Pages 317-324 Front Matter....Pages 255-258 The Generation And Relevance Of The Knowledge And Skills Of Economics Graduates....Pages 325-342 Front Matter....Pages 343-344 Cognitive Science Perspectives On Learning And Instructional Quality....Pages 345-354 Theoretical Approach To The Quality Of Courses....Pages 355-364 Learning Marketing....Pages 365-372 Abstracts of Selected Workshops, Symposia and Other Papers....Pages 373-382 Back Matter....Pages 383-395 This second volume in the series Educational Innovation in Economics and Business is dedicated to the theme of quality in business and economics education. The first volume focused on problem-based learning. This one shares a strong emphasis on innovative educational technology that puts the student in an active position and so makes the switch from teaching to learning. Alongside problem-based learning, examples of such student-centred modes of education discussed in several contributions to this volume are: experiential learning, resource-based learning, research learning and computer-based learning. The question of quality arises in any curriculum, whether student-centred or teacher-centred. So another group of papers discusses the general issue of quality audit, quality assessment and quality improvement in higher education. Special attention is paid to the role student assessment and student feedback play in achieving and maintaining a high level of quality. This volume addresses itself to teachers in higher and further education, trainers at corporate education centres, and educational psychologists as well as university or faculty administrators involved in curriculum design