Transitioning to Online: A SWOT Analysis by First Time Online Business Faculty

Australian Business Education Research Association. PO Box 408, Mapleton, Queensland 4560, Australia. e-mail: editor@ejbest.org; Web site: http://www.ejbest.org/

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College Faculty; Web Based Instruction; Online Courses; Beginning Teachers; Blended Learning; Conventional Instruction; Business Administration Education; Electronic Learning; Teaching Experience; Strategic Planning; Computer Mediated Communication; Asynchronous Communication; Educational Benefits; Educational Objectives

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Online education continues its growth trajectory benefitting public four-year institutions of higher education as well as private universities. Recently, private non-profits have experienced double-digit increases despite late entry into online education. Situated within the context of a private nonprofit institution and its recently developed asynchronous online program, the purpose of this paper is to examine the teaching experiences of first-time business professors as seen through the lens of a SWOT analysis. Designed to capture the views of three stakeholders: Students, Faculty, and the Institution, the SWOT analysis suggests that local and regional research may yield untapped sources of opportunity for online programs at non-profit institutions.

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2019

EJ1203826