tailieunhanh - Improving the learning experience of business subjects in engineering studies using automatic spreadsheet correctors

The present contribution aims to describe the experience of using an automatic spreadsheet corrector, its perceived benefits as well as its impact on academic results. A total of 179 students coursing technical studies attended a basic course on business administration in the framework of which the field work was conducted. | Journal of Technology and Science Education JOTSE, 2017 – 7(2): 203-220 – Online ISSN: 2013-6374 – Print ISSN: 2014-5349 IMPROVING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE OF BUSINESS SUBJECTS IN ENGINEERING STUDIES USING AUTOMATIC SPREADSHEET CORRECTORS Maria Assumpció Rafart Serra1 , Andrea Bikfalvi1 , Josep Soler Masó1 , Ferran Prados Carrasco2 , Jordi Poch Garcia1 Universitat de Girona (Spain) 1 University College London (United Kingdom) 2 , , , , Received November 2016 Accepted February 2017 Abstract The combination of two macro trends, Information and Communication Technologies’ (ICT) proliferation and novel approaches in education, has resulted in a series of opportunities with no precedent in terms of content, channels and methods in education. The present contribution aims to describe the experience of using an automatic spreadsheet corrector, its perceived benefits as well as its impact on academic results. A total of 179 students coursing technical studies attended a basic course on business administration in the framework of which the field work was conducted. Perception assessment of students demonstrates a very good opinion about the learning experience using the proposed ICT tool. The user perception evaluation also shows that it is a valuable learning tool, while students who obtain a high final qualification are the ones that have been positively evaluated in the sessions using the automatic spreadsheet corrector. Beyond these highlighted benefits for students, teachers gain time, effort and workload reduction. The validity of the proposal is tested in the Polytechnic School of the University of Girona in Catalonia (Spain). Keywords – e-Learning, Spreadsheet, Business, Engineering, Higher education, ACME. ---------- -203- Journal of Technology and Science Education – 1. .