Block Teaching as the Basis for an Innovative Redesign of the PG Suite of Programmes in University of Bedfordshire Business School

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Uncovering Insights Gained from Applying Block Mode of Teaching: Case of Higher Education

“…The results of the findings confirm some findings from the literature papers conducted by other researchers, which are discussed in the section Literature Review. For example, the findings confirm the findings from Kofinas et al (2017); Bourgeois, Drayton and Brown (2011) and Yao and Collins ( 2018) regarding the high level of engagement students can have access to when taking block units. As another example, the increase in pass rate and academic performance is also confirmed in accordance with Klein et al (2019).…”

“…The study shows that BMT may have significant positive impacts on the academic performance of poorer performing students. Kofinas et al (2017) The results of the research show that BMT can enhance the level of satisfaction and engagement. Besides, the research also indicates the need to do further…”

Sustainable Project-Oriented Careers: A Conceptual Model

“…1. Multiple Degree Options: There is greater diversity within degrees so that a learner can find a better fit with the degree and their goals (Kofinas et al, 2017). Take the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, it was not long ago that an MBA was generic rather than specialized.…”

Moving to Block Teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…Block teaching on the other side, means studying one module (or maximum two) at a time during a condensed or compressed time. Such examples are reported by Kofinas et al (2017) in a postgraduate business programme, by Dixon and O'Gorman (2020) who explored tutors' perceptions of block teaching in an undergraduate programme in Tourism Management programme by Swain (2016) who explored the first year campus-based block teaching experience in an undergraduate business course. The authors came to similar conclusions regarding the increased focus block teaching created for students.…”

“…Teachers soon learn, however, that they cannot take the simplistic approach of using the same methods they did before". Regardless, while there may be some resistance to change and adopt block teaching, there is evidence that suggests that tutors who have tried it would not revert to the previous curriculum format ( Kofinas et al, 2017), a fact also echoed by students too (Swain, 2016).…”