Abstract:

This research focuses on the 4th Industrial revolution and the Korean National Competency Standards. The aim of this research is to perform a comparative study of two university management courses to present the difference between the effect of virtual reality (VR)-based teaching and PBL teaching on learning business. To achieve this goal, the authors used the expert method, focus group interviews, and a comparative study. There were three hypotheses and four research questions on the relationship between teaching method and competency development. As a case study for this research, the authors chose Korea University of Technology and Education and designed a survey to assess students’ competencies. The participants were 2nd- and 3rd-grade university students. Quantitative data were collected from the interview forms developed by the researcher; qualitative data were analyzed using the expert method and a comparative study. A significant difference was observed between competency development in the VR class and that in a regular class with a similar syllabus. Furthermore, it was noted that different teaching methods affect competency development in different ways; VR tools develop some competencies, but not all of them.

Keywords:

Virtual Reality, Problem-Based learning, competence model, student.