Blended Learning vs. Traditional Classroom Settings:  Assessing Effectiveness and Student Perceptions in an MBA Accounting Course

Author Biographies

Clement C. Chen, PhD is Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Michigan, Flint.  Dr. Chen received his BBA in Accounting from the University of Michigan in 1993 and MBA in Accounting from the Michigan State University in 1997. He received his Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Kentucky in 2001. He has taught financial accounting, managerial accounting and cost accounting at the University of Michigan- Flint as well as the University of Kentucky. His research primarily focuses on the balanced scorecard, management control systems, distance education, and issues related to accounting education.

Keith T. Jones, PhD is Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, where he has taught managerial accounting and auditing.  He received his PhD in 2001 from the University of Kentucky.  Professor Jones received his bachelor’s degree in 1984 from Murray State University and his Master of Science in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1996.   His research interests are primarily in the area of judgment and decision making in auditing and managerial contexts, and in accounting education/major selection. Dr. Jones may be reached at kjones@ilstu.edu.