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An Evaluation of Use of Multimedia Case Studies to Improve an Introduction to Information Technology Course

An Evaluation of Use of Multimedia Case Studies to Improve an Introduction to Information Technology Course

Chetan Sankar, Howard Clayton
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781613504680|ISBN10: 1613504683|EISBN13: 9781613504697
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-468-0.ch018
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Sankar, Chetan, and Howard Clayton. "An Evaluation of Use of Multimedia Case Studies to Improve an Introduction to Information Technology Course." Advancing Education with Information Communication Technologies: Facilitating New Trends, edited by Lawrence A. Tomei, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 218-230. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-468-0.ch018

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Sankar, C. & Clayton, H. (2012). An Evaluation of Use of Multimedia Case Studies to Improve an Introduction to Information Technology Course. In L. Tomei (Ed.), Advancing Education with Information Communication Technologies: Facilitating New Trends (pp. 218-230). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-468-0.ch018

Chicago

Sankar, Chetan, and Howard Clayton. "An Evaluation of Use of Multimedia Case Studies to Improve an Introduction to Information Technology Course." In Advancing Education with Information Communication Technologies: Facilitating New Trends, edited by Lawrence A. Tomei, 218-230. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-468-0.ch018

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Abstract

For college graduates to be successful in today’s global economy there has been an increasing demand for them to possess business knowledge as well as technical knowledge. To meet the demand, curriculum designers have sought to integrate new technologies, applications, data, and business functions into classrooms so that non-information technology (IT) majors can realize the benefits of IT. This paper discusses the results of research conducted on the use of multimedia case studies to address the curriculum designers’ challenge. The authors have found that students, who are taught using multimedia case studies, perceived a comparatively greater improvement in their higher-order cognitive skills, ease of learning, team working skills, attitude toward information technology, and self-efficacy. This suggests a need for further research into adopting such instructional materials for teaching non-IT majors and for developing other innovative instructional materials.

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