e-learning in a business school context for a private college

KDU SLATT PROJECT PRESENTATIONS

E-learning(In the context of business discipline in private college)

Table of Contents:

I. Respondent Background

II. General Attitude Towards Online Learning

III. Infrastructure to Support E-learning

IV. Effectiveness of E-learning

V. Future of E-learning

(I) Background of the Survey Respondent

Background of the Respondent

10 Lecturers

50 StudentsDiploma Students: 36

Undergrad: 14

2 Accounting Lecturers3 Economics Lecturers

3 Management Lecturers2 other business subjects

(II) General Attitude Towards Online Activities

Q: How many hours do you spend online on daily basis?

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10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

A- Less than 1 hour B- 1- 4 hours C- More than 4 hours

Students Lecturers

Q: How often do you participate in discussion in public blog, forum and

facebook?

62%

20%

18%

40%

20%

40%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%

A- Very Often (Almosteveryday)

B- Sometimes (1-2 times)

C- Seldom (less than 1 timea mth)

Students Lecturers

Q: Do you find participation in blog discussion; forum and facebook

enrich your life experience?

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

A- Yes B - No C- Not Sure

Students

Lecturers

Q: How frequent do you perform the following activities over the internet?

Given a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being never and 5 being very frequent)

 Students

(Average Score)Lecturers

(Average Score)

Socializing

3.3

2.6

Research

3.2

3.5

Shopping

2.3

1.6

Banking Transactions

2.2

3.4

Pay utilities bills

2.0 3.7

Doing business

1.9

1.3

Sharing views

2.6

2.3

Entertainment 4.3

3.2

(III) Infrastructure to Support E-Learning

Q: Do you have personal computer at home which make e-learning

convenient to you?

YES – 84% NO – 16%

Q: Do you find computer facilities at your college/university are strong to

support e-learning environment?

• Yes, there are sufficient facilities

• It doesn’t really matter as I have my own laptop

• No, there isn’t enough facilities

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

Yes Yes/No No

Students

0 20 40 60

Yes

Acceptable

No

Students

• Yes, there no issue for internet connection

• It is acceptable

• No, the internet connection is bad

Q: Do you find the internet connection at your college/university

is strong to support e-learning environment?

(IV) Effectiveness of E-learning Experience

• Class lecture is enhanced with PowerPoint presentation and computer exercises

Q: What is e-learning meant to you?

0 20 40 60 80 100

Most

Sometimes

Hardly/Never

Lecturers

Students

0 20 40 60 80 100

Most

Sometimes

Hardly/Never

Lecturers

Students

• An electronic platform is created where I can download my lecture notes from my lecturer.

Q: What is e-learning meant to you?

• An electronic platform is created where I can upload my assignments to my lecturer.

Q: What is e-learning meant to you?

• 22% - We do this most of the time

• 52% - We do this sometimes

• 2% - We hardly or never do this

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10

20

30

40

50

60

Most Sometimes Hardly/Never

Students

Lecturers

• An electronic discussion forum is created where to allow me to participate in idea sharing with my course mates and lecturers.

Q: What is e-learning meant to you?

• I do my research via internet, e-database or e-journal.

Q: What is e-learning meant to you?

• 52% - We do this most of the time

• 36% - We do this sometimes

• 8% - We hardly or never do this

0 20 40 60 80 100

Most

Sometimes

Hardly/Never

Lecturers

Students

• I communicate with my lecturer via email.

Q: What is e-learning meant to you?

• Socializing with other students

• Upload/Download lecture notes

• Pose questions to the lecturer

• Sharing own views with others

Q: How frequent do you participate in the following activities over the

academic/non-academic forum designed by your college (KCN, Blackboard,

WebCT)

Very

Moderate

Little

Not

Q: How helpful do you see the current level of e-learning to your learning

experience

Students’ response

Very

Moderate

Little

Not

Q: How helpful do you see the current level of e-learning to your students’

learning experience

(V) Future of E-learning

Q: If the world top university like (Harvard, MIT, Cambridge, Oxford) is offering a full-fledge e-learning course how much would you like to pay?

(Assuming with no certification, just the learning experience. Assignment review, examination and certification assessment is charged separately).

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10%

20%

30%

40%

Same Higher Lower Free Notinterested

Students Lecturers

World Top University:Same Higher Lower Free Not interested

Students 26% 8% 22% 20% 24%Lecturers 20% 10% 40% 10% 20%

Q: How if that is a local university?

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Same Higher Lower Free Not interested

Students Lecturers

Same Higher Lower Free Not interestedStudents 17% 4% 26% 28% 24%Lecturers 20% 10% 20% 30% 20%

Q: Should e-learning is being implemented, what is your suggested percentage/proportion of e-learning element in the following subjects, which you believe will optimize your / (your students’) learning experience?

(i) Accounting & Finance (ii) Management

(iii) Economics

Accounting Students

Accounting Lecturers

Economics Students

Economics Lecturers

Management Students

Management Lecturers

(i) Accounting & Finance Subjects (Best Proportion):

Accounting & Finance

E-Learning Classroom Others

(%) (%) (%)

Students 34 61 4

Lecturers 20 80 -

(ii) Management Subjects (Best Proportion):

Management

E-Learning Classroom Others

(%) (%) (%)

Students 41 55 4

Lecturers 53 47 -

(iii) Economics Subjects (Best Proportion):

Economics

E-Learning Classroom Others

(%) (%) (%)

Students 41 57 2

Lecturers 37 63 -

Q & A