We investigated the effectiveness of field visit as an experiential learning method by assessing course learning outcomes among postgraduate management students in managerial economics course. The study documents the planning and organisation of the field visit to an industry within the framework of Kolb’s (1984) Experiential Learning Method as well as the assessment of learning from an industrial field visit against the specified course learning outcomes. While the perception survey showed that majority of the students valued learning from the field visit, we found huge variations in students’ performance in final exam in terms of course learning outcomes. Assurance of learning analysis in the context of cognitive domain of Bloom’s taxonomy showed that industrial field visit is more suitable for evaluating lower order learning in terms of knowledge and comprehension. We discuss the results in detail towards integrating experiential learning through field visits and future implementation of field visits in managerial economics course for better learning outcomes.

我们通过评估管理经济学课程中的研究生管理学生的课程学习成果，调查了实地考察作为一种体验式学习方法的有效性。该研究记录了在Kolb（1984）的“体验式学习方法”的框架内对行业进行实地考察的计划和组织，以及根据特定的课程学习成果对行业实地考察的学习进行了评估。认知调查显示，大多数学生都重视实地考察的学习，但我们发现，就课程学习成果而言，学生在期末考试中的表现差异很大。在布鲁姆分类法的认知领域中对学习分析的保证表明，工业实地考察更适合于在知识和理解方面评估低阶学习。我们将详细讨论结果，以便通过实地访问整合体验式学习，并在管理经济学课程中进一步实施实地访问，以取得更好的学习成果。