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DESCRIPTION OF INNOVATION:WWW pages
REASONS FOR DEVELOPMENT/INTRODUCTION OF THE INNOVATION:Growing interest among students and the use of the Internet in education were motivating factors in looking at ways of integrating WWW usage into existing courses. TEACHING/LEARNING AIMS:In 1996 and 1997, the unit IM 332 has examined the topic of electronic commerce and the use of the Internet in business. Introductory lectures in this unit deal with the Internet and WWW technologies. By making course readings and lecture materials available on the WWW and conducting laboratory-based tutorial exercises provided students with a learning environment in which they could make direct use of the technologies and applications covered in lectures. DESIGN PRINCIPLES:The laboratory exercises were designed to allow students to explore WWW technology and at the same time to consider implications for organisations in terms of the design and implementation of WWW sites. USE:The general stucture of the unit home page has been developed and incorporated in web pages for all units taught by the department. The innovation acted as a prototype for the design and development of the Department of Information Management and Marketing's overall web site. STUDENT SUPPORT:Students had access to a teaching computer laboratory for 2 hours each week facilities (with tutor available). Outside of formal class times students had access to the Faculty's general purpose computer facilities and could also access the materials from home computers. ASSESSMENT:Students were required to prepare a WWW site demonstrating that they had completed the required activities. These pages were assessed according to content and structure - contributing 7.5% of the total unit mark. EVALUATION:Beyond asking for student comments, no formal evaluation was conducted. EFFECTIVENESS:Students were able to examine and interact with various WWW applications in organisations and laboratory exercises forced them to consider design principles and implications for organisations. Most students appeared to enjoy the opportunity to apply the principles discussed in lectures and many students developed their web pages to a level beyond the basic requirements. HINDRANCES TO DEVELOPING INNOVATION:When the innovation was first introduced in 1996 there were some difficulties liaising with the computer support group to allow students full access to the WWW and there the procedure that students needed to follow in publishing their web pages on the student server were somewhat complex. These problems have since been resolved. ENABLERS TO DEVELOPING INNOVATION:Some individual members of the Faculty's computer support group provided useful information and advice. COST/BENEFITS:I invested a great deal of time learning the technology, investigating what other universities teaching similar courses were doing and trialling alternative approaches. There has been no direct funding for the innovation but the Department of Information Management and Marketing has since invested in a dedicated WWW server, the Department's WWW structure has been redesigned so that all units have the capacity to deliver materials in a similar way. LESSONS LEARNT:Gain departmental support and funding before proceeding and make sure that technical assistance is readily available. |
ContributorsThe following staff have been active in developing teaching and learning technology for use with students at this university. They are not necessarily all 'experts' in the use of technology but are prepared to provide incidental advice to others, drawing on their practical experiences in developing teaching and learning materials
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