Scientific papers

DIGI4Teach project members participated at the 12th International Scientific Symposium “Region, Entrepreneurship, Development" organized by the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek: Faculty of Economics in Osijek, together with co-organizers: University of Maribor: Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Tuzla: Faculty of Economics in Tuzla, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, The Institute for Scientific and Artistic work in Osijek. The RED Symposium gathers scientists and experts dealing with the development of the economy and society, aiming to exchange opinions and ideas and provide recommendations applicable to economic and social practice.

The results of the empirical research regarding the motivation of business economics students during e-learning, which was conducted within the DIGI4Teach project, have been presented and published in the Proceedings of the 12th International Scientific Symposium “Region, Entrepreneurship, Development.” The authors and title are as follows:

Dečman, N., Brozović M. & Pavić, I. (2023) Motivation During E-Learning – Case of Students from the Field of Economics and Business in Croatia. U: Leko Šimić, M. (ur.), 12th International Scientific Symposium - REGION ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT, p. 460-480.

We are delighted to have had an opportunity to discuss our experiences with students' motivation during e-learning, primarily in the field of economics and business and share some of the research results with the broad conference participants. The paper: (1) analyzed possible reasons for enrolling in business school, (2) analyzed previous research regarding challenges with motivating students during e-learning, as well as issues that have been encountered by both teachers and students, (3) investigated if students are more motivated during traditional learning or e-learning, (4) explored if there is a difference between the level of motivation of high-school students when compared to university students, and (5) analyzed if the student’s level of motivation to engage in e-learning is correlated with the level of their digital competencies and skills. 

For more information and detailed results, see RED 2023 Proceedings (p. 460-480).

The comprehensive results of the research conducted within the DIGI4Teach project have been published in a special issue of the Business Systems Research journal entitled "Digitalization in Teaching Economic Disciplines: Past, Current and Future Perspectives". 

There are seven papers in which the impact of digitalization in teaching economic disciplines has been analysed and presented. Survey has been conducted among students and teachers in 4 partner countries (Croatia, Germany, Poland and Serbia) on the use of digital technologies in the teaching process, with a special emphasis on the advantages and disadvantages of their application in the teaching. In this special issue the focus has been put on digital competencies, the quality of e-learning, e-exams, digital tools, gamification, and digital and mobile technologies used in the teaching process in the field of economics and business.

For more information, see BSR Journal, Vol. 13, No. 2.

DIGI4Teach project members participated in the 13th International Odyssey Conference in June 2022 organized by the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb. The conference was held in the beautiful city of Dubrovnik, in the most modern student dormitory in the Republic of Croatia, the construction of which was funded through the EU Operational Program "Competitiveness and Cohesion". The Odyssey conference brings together researchers and practitioners to present their research and discuss recent challenges in the field of business and economics and provides an interdisciplinary forum for the presentation and publication of original, most recent research and critical reviews dealing with topics directly or cross-disciplinary related to business and economics.

As a result of the survey conducted at the end of 2021 within the DIGI4Teach project, the first three scientific papers/abstracts were presented at the Odyssey Conference and published in the Proceedings/Book of abstracts of the 13th FEB Zagreb International Odyssey Conference on Economics and Business. The authors and titles are as follows:

Dečman Nikolina: ANALYSIS OF DIGITAL COMPETENCIES OF UNIVERSITY AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS MAJORING IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE - RESEARCH RESULTS OF THE ERASMUS+ PROJECT DIGI4Teach

Brozović Mateja: SUSTAINABILITY AND ETHICS IN E-LEARNING – CASE OF SELECTED EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Rep Ana: SELF-ASSESSMENT OF TEACHERS' DIGITAL COMPETENCIES AND THEIR APPLICATION IN THE FIELD OF TEACHING ECONOMIC DISCIPLINES

We are delighted to have had an opportunity to share some of the research results with the broad Conference participants and discuss our experiences. In addition, several DIGI4Teach project members are finalizing other scientific papers encompassed in the survey that will also be published soon.