Abstract
This study compared students’ expectations, perceptions, and grades in two undergraduate technology management courses at a university in the United States. One course was a technical course taught by a single instructor in an online course section and in a face-to-face section, and the second was a nontechnical course taught by a different instructor in an online and in a face-to-face section. Different concerns were evident between online and face-to-face students and between those in a technical or nontechnical section of a course. For the technical course sections, grades were higher in the online section.
Highlights
Question Early in the 21st century, the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University launched a visionary Technology Management (TCMG) undergraduate program housed in the Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development (EAHR), technology management programs are usually housed in colleges of technology, engineering, or business
The curriculum consists of general university courses in the first year, while following years are a combination of management, human resource development, and technology classes
Students majoring in technology management obtain a minor in business, provided by the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, and students from other programs have the opportunity to obtain a minor in Technology Management
Summary
In the 21st century, the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University launched a visionary Technology Management (TCMG) undergraduate program housed in the Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development (EAHR), technology management programs are usually housed in colleges of technology, engineering, or business. The program has a commitment “to advancing integrated knowledge of human development, management, and technology competencies within a dynamic and rapidly evolving environment through innovative teaching, research, and service” (Texas A&M University, Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development, 2019). The TCMG program includes six mandatory human resource development classes, starting with EHRD 203: Foundations of HR Development, which is taken by HRD majors. The EHRD 203: Foundation of Human Resource Development class is devoted to facilitating a working knowledge of the field of Human Resource Development (HRD). At the end of the course, students should be able to: (1) describe the field of HRD and provide a historical perspective of its development; (2) describe a model of employee behavior and various motivational theories and discuss how knowledge, skill, ability, and attitude influence employee behavior; (3) discuss organizational learning, adult learning theory, and the role of learning styles and strategies in learning; (4)
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