Competencies in business degrees: A face-to-face and online comparative study

Abstract

The aim of this study is to provide additional evidence on the contribution of business degrees to students’ competencies and learning outcomes, differentiating between face-to-face and online learning. The article examines data on competencies among business students at two universities, one classroom-based and the other online, and provides a comparative analysis of the general results from academic tutors’ assessments of students’ competencies and learning outcomes. The results show that competencies have a positive influence on learning outcomes, in which the type of university is a determining factor. Students from the classroom-based university obtained very good results in ethics-related competencies, while online university students did so with ICT-related competencies.

Keywords:

• Business degrees
• competencies
• face-to-face
• learning outcomes
• online