Analysis and Evaluation of Discussion Forums in the Teaching Process of Industrial Organization Engineering

Abstract

A series of practical on-line classroom using the forums as a tool were developed in different subjects of Industrial Organization during five consecutive years instead of the traditional face to face sessions. The purpose of this paper is to develop an evaluation system and determine whether the qualification of the forums can be considered a substantial part of the overall qualification process of each subject or not. To achieve this objective, it was necessary to analyze in depth the participation of the students in the forums and to establish an evaluation procedure that can be considered objective, realistic, transparent, fair, easy to be implement and feasible to be incorporated as a part of the traditional evaluation process.