Abstract
In order to effectively prepare the next generation of IT professionals and systems analysts, it is important to incorporate cloud based online collaboration tools into the coursework for developing the students' cooperative skills as well as for storing and sharing content. For these pedagogical and practical reasons, Google Drive has been used at a medium-sized institution of higher education in New Zealand during the Systems Analysis and Design course. Ongoing and successful use of any learning technology requires gathering meaningful feedback from students, and acting as a mentor during their learning journey. This study has been developed and implemented to help students enjoy the collaborative technology and to help increase their satisfaction and commitment. In order to overcome the obstacles that may prevent students from using Google Drive optimally, an initial survey has been conducted to better understand the influential factors and issues. Furthermore, this study aims at promoting various types of collaboration and sharing: seeing and learning from other students' work, receiving direct suggestions from others, and allowing others to edit documents that belong to them. Following the results of the first quantitative survey, numerous teaching strategies were formulated and implemented. A final qualitative survey was done at the end of the course for students to evaluate their project work. The results of this study also provide original practical and theoretical implications that may be of interest to other researchers, course designers, and teachers.
Highlights
The Systems Analysis and Design (SAD) course is an important part of the information technology (IT) curriculum for many institutions of higher education around the world
This study was conducted at a medium-sized institution of higher education in New Zealand, which delivers a face-to-face Systems Analysis and Design course to students on its main campus, including a second section running via blended delivery for a cohort at its remote campus
Frequency has a positive but a small correlation with the four variables associated with their commitment to Google Drive
Summary
The Systems Analysis and Design (SAD) course is an important part of the information technology (IT) curriculum for many institutions of higher education around the world. This study was conducted at a medium-sized institution of higher education in New Zealand, which delivers a face-to-face Systems Analysis and Design course to students on its main campus, including a second section running via blended delivery for a cohort at its remote campus. This course expects a significant amount of selfdirected hours from students for reading and working on the assignments, in addition to lectures and tutorials. SAD helps prepare students for job roles such as IT project manager, business analyst, and systems developer.
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