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Dr Zlatko J Kovacic

Students form companies, develop a stylised business plan, obtain virtual funding, and develop a web site ... Announcements & news. Discussion forum & chat. Collaborative tools ...

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Dr Zlatko J Kovacic

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    Slide 1:Dr Zlatko J Kovacic, Senior Lecturer

    Designing an E-Commerce Course for Distance Mode Presented at Evolving e-Learning - DEANZ 2002 Conference Te Papa, Wellington, New Zealand April 10-12, 2002

    Slide 2:Presentation

    Introduction Online pedagogy (cybergogy) Modes of learning Course approach Activities & assessments Virtual learning environment

    Slide 3:Modes of Learning

    Basic modes of learning: Tutor-led learning Individual, inquiry-based learning Collaborative learning Mixture of inquiry-based and collaborative learning

    Slide 4:Course Approach

    A general inspiration behind the approach is to put a student into the position of an entrepreneur who is starting an e-commerce venture i.e. to learn about e-commerce through a set of semi-structured activities which will help them to set up an online business in a simulated e-commerce environment.

    Slide 5:Activities & Assessments - theory

    Individual activities Team activities We teach theory through readings, presentations and discussion on various e-commerce topics. Student choose a topic/article/issue to discuss (from the list tutor provided to them), post a report in the forum and the other students participate in discussion by submitting their comments.

    Slide 6:Activities & Assessments - practice

    We teach practice through an online entrepreneurship simulation called VCommerce. Students form companies, develop a stylised business plan, obtain virtual funding, and develop a web site advertising their product and services. Once constructed, these company sites are visited by students with virtual cash and a week to “spend” it at the site. These users also get the opportunity to review the business plans and “invest” in the companies of their choice. At the conclusion of the week, each company’s performance is evaluated, and both entrepreneurs and users find out how much they’re worth, virtually speaking.

    Slide 7:Course Learning Environment

    Course Information Topics (learning guide) Portal (collaborative area) E-Playground (virtual laboratory) Help & Search

    Slide 8:Course Information

    Course overview Your tutor Set text Readings Additional resources Assessments (individual & team) Study timetable Course FAQ Contact information Feedback Course evaluation

    Slide 11:Topics

    Starting with e-Commerce Business issues Technology issues Public policy issues Each section/module has about 3-4 subsections

    Topic’s pre-requisites Search topic Ask question related to topic e-news ticker

    Slide 14:

    e-news ticker Stress management tools: games and e-fun stuff

    Slide 20:Portal

    Announcements & news Discussion forum & chat Collaborative tools (private forums, events calendar, private messages, files upload, active users indicator, etc.) Customisation (page, bookmarks, favourite, etc.) Whole range of statistics about the activities available for members and moderator

    Slide 25:e-Playground

    VCommerce (Virtual Commerce): tool which provide an educational and exciting simulation of early stage Internet venture startup. Auction site – tool which provide research facility and playground for students to participate in a “real” auction.

    Slide 28:Help & Search

    Take a site tour Site map Site FAQ Search course information Search topics Search portal Search forum

    Slide 30:Any Questions So Far?

    Slide 31:Contact Information

    Dr Zlatko J Kovacic, Senior Lecturer School of Information Science & Humanities The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Private Bag 31 914 Lower Hutt, NEW ZEALAND KovZla@topnz.ac.nz Phone: ++ 64 4 560 5777 Fax: ++ 64 4 560 5727 http://www.topnz.ac.nz/info/staff/KOVZLA.html

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