Attitudes and knowledge of Students Undergraduate a University in Mexico about Distance Education

Abstract

The objective of this research was to determine the attitudes and knowledge of Students Undergraduate at the Faculty of Accounting and Management in a public university in Central Mexico, about Distance Education (DE) supported by the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The research project was descriptive. The subjects used in the sample were taken from students in their second and eight semesters. The questionnaire used was adapted to the institutional context. The results rendered evidence that 74% of the students said they would be willing to study by distance, supported by Information and Communications Technologies. Based on the results of this study, it is fair to say that the design and implementation of the Distance Education Project at the Faculty of Accounting and Management has a good chance of success.