Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
Publisher’s Version
Publication Date
1-2017
Abstract
Online learning has been gaining widespread adoption due to its success in enhancing student-learning outcomes and improving student academic performance. This paper describes an online tutorial to teach resource-event-agent (REA) data modeling in an undergraduate accounting information systems course. The REA online tutorial reflects a self-study application designed to help students improve their understanding of the REA data model. As such, the tutorial acts as a supplement to lectures by reinforcing the concepts and incorporating practices to assess student understanding. Instructors can access the REA online tutorial at http://smu.sg/rea. An independent survey by the University's Centre for Teaching Excellence found a significant increase in students' perceived knowledge of REA data modeling after using the REA online tutorial compared to their knowledge prior to using the tutorial. Students also rated their overall satisfaction with and the effectiveness of the REA online tutorial as high.
Keywords
Resource-Event-Agent, Data Modeling, Online Learning, E-Learning
Discipline
Accounting | Databases and Information Systems | Higher Education
Research Areas
Accounting Information System
Publication
AIS Educator Journal
Volume
12
Issue
1
First Page
1
Last Page
19
ISSN
1935-8156
Identifier
10.3194/1935-8156-12.1.1
Publisher
AIS Educator Association
Citation
SEOW, Poh Sun and PAN, Gary.
Using an online learning tutorial to teach REA data modelling in accounting information systems courses. (2017). AIS Educator Journal. 12, (1), 1-19.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soa_research/1556
Copyright Owner and License
Publisher
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.3194/1935-8156-12.1.1