This special issue of Business Systems Research (SI of the BSR) highlights the past, current and future perspectives of digitalization in teaching economic disciplines. The emphasis has been put on digital competencies, the quality of e-learning, e-exams, digital tools, gamification, and digital...

With the increase of e-learning by universities and educational institutes in the world through more electronic platforms, come the questions to researchers, educators and designers of electronic platforms about feasibility and using this method of learning. Are we achieving the desired goals...

Statistics is considered to be a difficult science since it requires a variety of skills including handling of quantitative data, graphical insights as well as mathematical ability. Yet ever increasing special knowledge of statistics is demanded since data of increasing complexity and size need...

In 2006, a private highly ranked AACSB accredited business school introduced a hybrid face to face and on-line MBA program, tailored towards working professionals. The features of the program were highlighted by the ability of the participants to receive their degrees in just over two years...

In Christian universities, leaders, teachers and students expend great energy to discern the purpose and place of Christian higher education. Christian schools seek a path of academic and intellectual rigor while hoping to secure a peculiar identity and mission. Christian educators work to...

Abstraction is viewed as a key concept in computer science. It is not only an important concept but also one that is difficult to master. This paper focuses on the problems that novices experience when they first encounter this concept. Three assignments from introductory courses are analyzed,...

It is always my firm belief that an ambitious finance-major student should master at least one computer language. This is especially true for students from quantitative-finance, MSF, business analytics or financial engineering programs. Among many good languages, R and Python are the two best...

This paper examines applications of online technologies and Excel spreadsheets in teaching Business Finance. The evidence garnered from both a formative assessment and a summative assessment suggests that the web-enhanced instruction mode certainly possesses potential benefits to students...

One of the main goals of language teacher education programs is to prepare professionals who can respond to the growing demands of society for quality instruction. However, we often find that training in current theories and methods has limited impact on pre-service teachers’ long established...