© 2002 The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Dr Zlatko J Kovacic, Senior Lecturer Designing an...

© 2002 The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand

Dr Zlatko J Kovacic, Senior LecturerDr Zlatko J Kovacic, Senior Lecturer

Designing anDesigning anE-Commerce E-Commerce CourseCoursefor Distance for Distance ModeMode

Presented at Evolving e-Learning - DEANZ 2002 Conference Te Papa, Wellington, New Zealand April 10-12, 2002


Presentation

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


Modes of Learning

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

Mixture of inquiry-based and collaborative learning


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.


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.


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.


Course Learning Environment

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


Course Information

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


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 questionrelated to topic

e-news ticker

e-news ticker

Stress management tools:games and e-fun stuff


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


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.


Help & Search

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


Any Questions So Far?


Contact Information

Dr Zlatko J Kovacic, Senior LecturerSchool of Information Science & HumanitiesThe Open Polytechnic of New ZealandPrivate Bag 31 914Lower Hutt, NEW ZEALAND

[email protected]

Phone: ++ 64 4 560 5777

Fax: ++ 64 4 560 5727

http://www.topnz.ac.nz/info/staff/KOVZLA.html

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