Study Group | Strategies utilized for the three groups in each year | ||
Course Content | Practicing method | Assessment criteria | |
Online | Ten topics relevant to annual budget of a company were given by the Tutors. | Ten sessions, each with two-hour duration, were allocated on Zoom. No face-to-face interaction was allowed. Students were grouped in to three groups using Breakout Rooms. | Three Tutors assessed each individual before and after the four months practising period. Average score was calculated for the online group. |
Blended | Same ten topics were administered. | Seven topics were practised over Zoom while three topics were practised in the physical classroom. | Three Tutors assessed each individual before and after the four months practising period. Average score was calculated for the blended group. |
Face- to-face | Same ten topics were administered. | Ten sessions, each with two-hour duration, were allocated in the face-to-face classroom. No online interaction was allowed for presentation practice. | Three Tutors assessed each individual before and after the four months practising period. Average score was calculated for the face-to-face group. |