Implementing online learning for students of computer end using at VUT

Show simple item record

dc.contributor.advisor Jordaan, A.
dc.contributor.advisor Du Plessis, L. A.
dc.contributor.author Van Eck, Rene
dc.date.accessioned 2013-07-19T13:52:06Z
dc.date.available 2013-07-19T13:52:06Z
dc.date.issued 2013-07-19
dc.date.submitted 2006-07
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10352/130
dc.description Thesis (M. Tech. Information and Communications Technology)--Vaal University of Technology. en
dc.description.abstract The personal computer has changed the way people think and live and has found its way into every area of life. The ability to work with computer technology is a requirement for today's world. The number of virtual learning environments (VLE's), is increasing and e-learning has been promoted as a solution for remote education. Computer literacy, the ability to use computers to perform a variety of tasks, is becoming fundamental to the learning process. Students need to be computer literate, because they are expected to use the computer in most of their subjects, by completing projects, perform electronic searches or typing assignments, to name a few. Many of the learners, who enrol at Vaal University of Technology (VUT), do not have this basic skill, and a great number of them do not have their own computers. It is thus still necessary for VUT to offer a subject such as Computer End Using to provide the learners with the basic level of computer literacy. According to the South African Qualifications Authority, computer literacy is on NQF level 4. Although computer literacy is regarded as being at a lower level than the first year in higher education, it remains a vital prerequisite for completing qualifications. It is therefore important that higher education institutions offer training for fundamental computer skills. This is also supported by the National Plan for Higher Education (NPHE), which emphasizes the mainstreaming of academic development. VUT faces a challenge in terms of providing computer literacy training through online learning. The exact skills the students need in order to engage in online learning, are the same skills taught online, subsequently these programmes require motivated learners with fundamental computer skills. The two online learning packages that were investigated in this study were a national product (HS Training) and an international product (SimNet). An informed recommendation was made with regard to the software en
dc.format.extent 87 leaves en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.relation.requires Pdf. Adobe Acrobat Reader en
dc.subject Computer licteracy en
dc.subject.ddc 374.26 en
dc.subject.lcsh Computer literacy -- Study and teaching en
dc.subject.lcsh Computer assisted instruction en
dc.title Implementing online learning for students of computer end using at VUT en
dc.type Thesis en


Files in this item

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record

Search DigiResearch


Advanced Search

My Account