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 the day of their presentation they present their...
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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 the day of their presentation they present their research (Google Site - Wiki) using web conferencing program. In this example WebEx is used but could be substituted by a free webconferncing program such as DimDim or Skype. At the conclusion, the audience (classmates) fill out a peer evaluation (survey) and the presenters submit a post to the blog about collaborating using computer mediated communication tools.
Material Type:
Assignment
Technical Format:
HTML/Text
Date Added to MERLOT:
November 13, 2011
Date Modified in MERLOT:
April 03, 2014
Author:
Submitter:
Jami
Cotler
Keywords:
management information systems,
web conferencing,
computer-mediated communication,
wikis,
collaboration,
synchronous communication,
HCI,
asynchronous communication
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Primary Audience:
Middle School,
High School,
College General Ed,
College Lower Division,
College Upper Division,
Graduate School,
Professional
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)
Access to a video conferencing program (WebEx, Skype, DimDim)
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
no
Source Code Available:
no
Accessiblity Information Available:
no
Copyright:
no
Creative Commons:
This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States
This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States