Assignment 1 Preparation

Task: Read the article ‘Understanding student attendance in Business schools: an

exploratory study’ and then answer the questions below. This will help prepare you
for writing for first DSB assignment. You can write your answers into your
notebooks or directly on this worksheet.

1. Students attend lectures for a variety of reasons.

Why do students attend lectures according to the researchers below? (see page 4
for the answers)

a.) Bligh (1972):

b.) Gysbers et al. (2011):

c.) Billings-Galiardi et al. (2007):

2. Dolnicar (2004) categorises students into six groups, each with differing
motivations to attend lectures. Write a few words about each group in your own
words (see pages 5-6 for the answers).

i.) idealists:

ii.) pragmatics:

iii.) averagely motivated students:

iv.) fundamentals oriented students:

v.) minimalists:

vi.) everything but pleasure:

3. Which of the six groups do you belong to, what is your motivation to attend
lectures and why?

Now your teacher will put you in a breakout session to give you an opportunity to
exchange your answers with your classmates. Listen carefully and learn from each other.