Using Computer Output as a Vehicle for Self-Directed Study of Financial Theory: The Art of Teaching Backwards

Autor/in	Campbell, Robert D.
Titel	Using Computer Output as a Vehicle for Self-Directed Study of Financial Theory: The Art of Teaching Backwards
Quelle	In: American Journal of Business Education, 10 (2017) 3, S.109-112 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1942-2504
Schlagwörter	College Students; Teaching Methods; Money Management; Economics Education; Business Administration Education; Sequential Approach; Computer Simulation; Independent Study; Data Analysis; Real Estate + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Wirtschaftskunde; Schrittfolge; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Selbststudium; Auswertung; Grundstück
Abstract	This paper presents an example of an approach to teaching financial theory at the college and post-graduate levels that I call "teaching backwards". In the more traditional approach, instructors begin by explaining financial theory, then proceed to give examples of the way this theory can be applied to a business problem, structuring data around the predetermined theory. When teaching backwards we reverse the process, suggesting various ways to organize and report data related to a business problem and then inviting students to analyze these data to identify relationships between the variables that enable them to see potential applications of financial theory, or even to discover the theory itself. The example presented employs computer modeling and computer simulation as essential enabling tools for self-directed learning. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01