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List of Tables Table 1 NCE Telelearning Cost-Benefit Case Studies, Corresponding Software used in Course Development, and Assessed Courses .......................... 5 Table 2 Student Characteristics ......................................................................... 10 Table 3 Student Work Commitments ................................................................ 11 Table 4 Student Computer and Technology Use .............................................. 12 Table 5 Student Goals ....................................................................................... 13 Table 6 Student Response to Delivery Methods ............................................... 14 Table 7 Summary of Student Characteristics .................................................... 15 Table 8 Research Methods - Winter Session 1997 Revenue ............................ 16 Table 9 Research Methods - Winter Session 1997 Researched Costs .............. 17 Table 10 Research Methods – Projected Costs and Projected Revenues ............ 19 Table 11 Student Expenses Associated with the Research Methods Course ...... 21 Table 12 Minimum Student Expenses ................................................................ 22 Table 13 Distribution of Who Pays for the Research Methods Course .............. 22 Table 14 Student Response to the Costs of the Research Methods Course ........ 23 Table 15 Main Cost Findings .............................................................................. 24 Table 16 Student Response to Access and Flexibility of the Research Methods Course .................................................................................................. 24 Table 17 Benefits and Limitations of Access and Flexibility ............................. 28 Table 18 Student Response to the Level of Difficulty of the Research Methods Course .................................................................................................. 30 Table 19 Student Response to Course Objectives for the Research Methods Course .................................................................................................. 30 Table 20 Student Response to Course Materials for Research Methods Course .................................................................................................. 31 Table 21 Time Demands of the Research Methods Course ................................ 33 Page 3
Table 22 Student Response to the Delivery Method's Effect on Learning Experience ............................................................................ 35 Table 23 Student Response Regarding Motivation and Personal Responsibility ....................................................................................... 36 Table 24 Benefits and Limitations of Teaching and Learning Functions ........... 37 Table 25 Response to Interaction in the Research Methods Course ................... 38 Table 26 Student Response to Course Grading ................................................... 40 Table 27 Student Response to Course Feedback ................................................ 41 Table 28 Comfort with the Online Delivery Method for Research Methods Course ................................................................................................... 42 Table 29 Student Response to the Software Used in the Research Methods Course .................................................................................................. 44 Table 30 Benefits and Limitations of Interaction and User Friendliness ............ 46 Table 31 Student Response to Support Services Offered for Research Methods Course .................................................................................................. 46 Table 32 Benefits and Limitations of Organization ............................................ 51 Table 33 Student Response to Using the Online Delivery Method .................... 52 Table 34 Benefits and Limitations of Novelty .................................................... 53 Table 35 Benefits and Limitations of Speed ....................................................... 55 Table 36 Response Distribution of Course/Registration Fee (N=12) ................. 65 Table 37 Response Distribution of Long Distance Charges (N=5) .................... 65 Table 38 Response Distribution of Postage/Courier Fees (N=7) ........................ 65 Table 39 Response Distribution of Textbooks (N=10) ....................................... 66 Table 40 Response Distribution of Software (N=2) ............................................ 66 Table 41 Response Distribution of Internet/Online Costs (N=8) ........................ 66 4
Page 1 and 2: Assessing the Costs and Benefits of
Page 3 and 4: Summary and Major Findings This pro
Page 5 and 6: Benefits and Limitations Specific t
Page 7 and 8: Novelty • The course contributed
Page 9: Organization.......................
Page 13 and 14: Methodology The methodology develop
Page 15 and 16: esults, and writing research report
Page 17 and 18: Section A: Student Characteristics
Page 19 and 20: Table 4 Student Computer and Techno
Page 21 and 22: Table 6 Student Response to Deliver
Page 23 and 24: Equivalent enrollments (FTE's) with
Page 25 and 26: Delivery of the course was through
Page 27 and 28: As can be seen in Table 10 over the
Page 29 and 30: student society fees. Similarly, th
Page 31 and 32: Table 15 Main Cost Findings Finding
Page 33 and 34: I can do my course work outside my
Page 35 and 36: Table 17 Benefits and Limitations o
Page 37 and 38: particular student raised a questio
Page 39 and 40: The text was practical and realisti
Page 41 and 42: on a course that I go to class. But
Page 43 and 44: something in writing, we would get
Page 45 and 46: Interaction and User Friendliness T
Page 47 and 48: There are times that I would like t
Page 49 and 50: Despite the online and communal for
Page 51 and 52: who can manage on their own and who
Page 53 and 54: Table 30 Benefits and Limitations o
Page 55 and 56: Some of the non-credit courses desi
Page 57 and 58: trying to deal with her problems an
Page 59 and 60: Drawbacks [to this delivery method]
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again. (However, if I were asking q
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Conclusion Several findings of inte
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References Bates, A.W. (1995). Tech
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Finally, an instrument for assessme
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(Paraphrased from, Design Principle
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environment include providing a str
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Table 39 Response Distribution of T
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