Can Online Study Abroad Programs During Covid-19 Promote Global Competencies?

Soichiro Aihara, Hatsuko Yoshikubo, Hiroyuki Ishizaki

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Abstract

At Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), many students participate in short-term study abroad programs, and in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, online study abroad programs were implemented due to pandemics of the COVID-19. First, this paper organizes study abroad programs leading to the online program. Second, this paper presents the possibility of using two indicators. One is student satisfaction indicators, and the other is the Japanese version of the Miville-Guzman Universality-Diversity Scale -Short form (MGUDS-S). The research question is whether student satisfaction indicators and global competency indicators can measure program effectiveness, even for online study abroad programs. From the questionnaire survey result, it makes clear the effectiveness of both indicators.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2021 10th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, IIAI-AAI 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages249-254
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781665424202
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event10th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, IIAI-AAI 2021 - Virtual, Online, Japan
Duration: 2021 Jul 112021 Jul 16

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2021 10th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, IIAI-AAI 2021

Conference

Conference10th International Congress on Advanced Applied Informatics, IIAI-AAI 2021
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityVirtual, Online
Period21/7/1121/7/16

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • Global Project Based Learning (gPBL)
  • Miville-Guzman Universality-Diversity Scale -Short form (MGUDS-S)
  • short-term study abroad program
  • student satisfaction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Education

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