The UOC's institutional repository, O2, is launching a new collection of Faculty of Economics and Business continuous assessment activities
Subject: Economy and Business
Fifteen completed assignments available to the UOC community, on subjects such as marketing, tourism and microeconomics.
For the first time, the UOC's O2 institutional repository now includes a collection of continuous assessment activities. This is thanks to a pilot test run with the Faculty of Economics and Business.
In total there are fifteen assignments taken from nine different courses, covering subjects such as marketing, microeconomics and accounting. All are available in open access and in two languages. They are taken from past semesters and some also include the answer sheet.
"Providing continuous assessment activities from past semesters bears out our assessment processes educational potential"
“Our assessment model allows our students to better their skills”, stated director of the Faculty of Economics and Business, Àngels Fitó. In this regard, “providing continuous assessment activities from past semesters bears out our assessment processes educational potential”, she added.
The current Faculty of Economics and Business pilot trial will contribute towards moving the UOC forward in its aim to open up knowledge to society through the promotion of learning resources that are free of copyright and accessible at no charge.
OER in Spanish repositories
The repositories working group within the Spanish Network of University Libraries (REBIUN) recently published the report Recursos educativos abiertos: estado de la cuestión y pautas para su impulso en las universidades españolas (Open educational resources: state of the issue and guidelines for their promotion in Spanish universities).
The report concludes that Spanish universities are showing interest in publishing the educational resources they create, although the vast majority do not have specific policies regarding this issue.
Similarly, assessment activities only represent 26.4% of the total number of open educational resources, a small percentage if we compare it with the more common type: classroom materials, which account for over 60% of the total.
Gema Santos, expert in OER at the UOC Library and action coordinator within the REBIUN's repositories working group, stated that the publication of continuous assessment activities in the UOC's institutional repository, O2, “seeks to spearhead improvements to the current situation and promote the publication of open access learning resources”.
Continuous assessment activities on Economics and Business
The following are some examples of the 15 continuous assessment activities you can now find in the UOC's institutional repository, O2:
Course: Introduction to Company Financials
Basic knowledge of accounting and financial language is required in a number of professional fields. This activity will help you calculate and interpret a business budget using a practical example.
Course: Foundations of Marketing
Put yourself in the shoes of a marketing manager who has to analyse the consumer setting and behaviour of MTS. Move to Slow Fashion is the first online sales platform offering solely organic, ethical and local fashion.
Course: Markets and Behaviour
What exactly is a cartel? How does it work and what are its effects on the market? Try and answer the short-answer and multiple-choice questions in this activity. When you finish, you can check your responses against the answers.
Course: Entrepreneurial Initiative
Examine the Spanish entrepreneurial sector through the questions posed by this continuous assessment activity. One example might be "What is the main reason for becoming an entrepreneur in Spain: need or opportunity?
Discover the complete collection of continuous assessment activities
The Faculty of Economics and Business, providers and pioneers in publishing open access continuous assessment activities, have had the support of Gema Santos, Aida Camps and Guillem Cebrian from the UOC Library, who have worked on selecting and depositing the 40 new files in the O2.
