A Perception Analysis of Courseware Technology
Manouchehr Tabatabaei, Bea Schrottner
In recent years, many institutions of higher education have adopted courseware technologies to facilitate the inclusion of online elements into traditional classroom education and to provide a potential platform for the staging of pure online courses. The number of colleges and universities that adopt courseware technologies increases every year. In order to ensure a smooth and effective adoption process it is imperative to understand the perception of key parties including administrators, faculty, and students regarding courseware technologies. This paper focuses on the perceptions of key parties and the usage of a courseware technology known as Blackboard. Administrators, faculty, and students were surveyed. The findings suggest a significant difference in the perception of the importance, usage, and application perception of Blackboard courseware technology among the key parties.
Keywords: online education, courseware, Blackboard
Manouchehr Tabatabaei (Ph.D. Arizona State University) is currently in the department of Information Systems of the college of Information Technology at Georgia Southern University. His Ph.D. is in Computer Information Systems. His primarily research interests are Computer-Assisted Decision Processes, Organizational Computing, Human-Computer Interaction, Interface Design, and Distance Education. His primarily teaching interests are Project Management, Information Technology Management, Strategic Information Systems, Information Systems Theory and Practice, and Quantitative Methods.
Bea Schrottner (A.B.D. University of Munich) will obtain her PhD in fall 2006. Her research interests include Strategic Human Resource Management, Educational Technology, Online Education and its Impact on Human Resource Practices, and the Application of Decision Sciences Concepts on Human Resource Management. Her teaching interests include Computer Concepts and Applications, Principles of Human Resource Management, and the History of Management Concepts and Practices.
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