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Designing a collaborative, computer-mediated research project (MIS)

In this project students use both synchronous (Web conferencing) and asynchronous (Google Sites) tools to research a topic in the field of management information systems. The students start by signing up for a topic using a shared Google doc. Then they use Google calendar to schedule their only face-to-face meeting. At this meeting they discuss a collaboration plan and the rest of the work is done via computer-mediated communication tools. One...

Keywords:: computer-mediated communication, asynchronous communication, collaboration, management information systems, wikis, HCI, web conferencing, synchronous communication

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Academic Support Services / Other Innovations or Emerging Technologies

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Material Type:: Assignment
Date Added to MERLOT:: November 13, 2011
Date Modified in MERLOT:: February 1, 2020
Author:: Jami Cotler
Submitter:: Jami Cotler
Primary Audience:: Middle School, High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Technical Requirements:: Access to Google tools (calendar, docs, sites) Access to a video conferencing program (WebEx, Skype, DimDim)
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: No
Accessibility Information Available:: No
Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States