How can high quality “on-line teaching” be guaranteed in a business school context? Under what conditions can “on-line teaching” be a satisfactory substitute for traditional face-to-face teaching? Or is a combination of the two the most effective option for executive education?”

1. E-LEARNING: DESIGNING NEW BUSINESS EDUCATION
Implications of e-learning and its implementation in business schools.
Author:
MD. RIYAJ SHAH
BSC (BIOCHEMISTRY) MBA (MARKETING MANAGEMENT)
Guwahati -5, Assam
September, 2012
Email: riyajshahmba@gmail.com
Mobile: +91 9085672417
“How can high quality “on-line teaching” be guaranteed in a business school context? Under what
conditions can “on-line teaching” be a satisfactory substitute for traditional face-to-face teaching? Or is a
combination of the two the most effective option for executive education?”

2. Abstract
Business Schools are under intense competitive pressure, and one way for them to differentiate themselves
and compete distinctively is by adopting innovative uses of information technology. However,
incorporating information technology in business education is no trivial undertaking.
This research is intended to provide some guidance about the effect that new information technologies can
have in the field of high-level executive education and provide a conceptual framework of the key factors
that need to be taken into account for efficient and effective course design in executive education.
Keywords
e-learning, information and communication technology, executive education, learning,
business schools, on-line teaching, residential learning, ethnography.

3. Acknowledgement
I would like to thank and acknowledge the following people and institutions for their immense
contribution to the success of my studies:
 First, God Almighty for giving me strength and determination during the entire period, and for
making my studies a great success.
 Second, my supervisor, Prof. Ashrad Ahmed, co assisted by Mr. Bishwaroop Bhattacharya for
their time in supervising and directing me. You were so nice to me, thank you very much.
 Third, my Darwin colleagues for their unwavering support and courage during discussions
interchange of ideas, as well as the determination they inculcated in me during hard times.
I thank them immensely.
Md. Riyaj Shah
(Marketing Management)

4. Table of contents
A. Abstract i
B. Acknowledgement ii
1. Introduction : Motivation of this research 2
2. Research Objectives 2
3. Content ad format of this research 3
4. Literature Review 3
4.1 Theories of learning 3
4.1.1 Objectivist Model 3
4.1.2 The constructivist Model 4
4.1.3 The cooperative or collaborative Model 4
4.1.4 The cognitive information processing model of learning 5
5. The socio cultural model of learning 5
i) Active learning construction of knowledge 5
ii) Cooperation & teamwork in learning 6
iii) Learning through problem solving 6
4.2 Learning in Business schools 6
4.3 Designing factors for an executive education program 7
4.3.1 Learning objective and course content 7
4.3.2 Instructor profile 8
4.3.3 Students profile 8
4.3.4 Technology 9
4.3.5 Educational Institution 10
4.4 Executive education model 10
4.4.1 Residential model 10
4.4.2 Traditional Management Distance Education 11
4.4.3 ICT based model of Management Education 11
4.4.4 Hybrid Management education model 12
4.4.5 Toward an initial framework 13
6. Research methods and plans 13
7. Expected Contribution 15
8. Limitation 16
9. Conclusion 17
10. Reference 18