Comparison of Student Success in Hybrid and Traditional Introductory Finance Classes

Abstract

Finance courses are being taught in a face-to-face setting, distance education setting, and combinations of these which are referred to as hybrid courses. Given the immense amount of time, effort, and money spent developing these courses, it is necessary to assess the benefits of using technology to make online education available. We propose the comparison of students in a Business Finance taught in a purely face-to-face delivery mode with one taught using a hybrid platform. Our proposed research employs a pre-test/ post-test method and studies performance.