| Dissertation |
Thesis (M.Sc.) --NUI, 2014 at Department of Computer Science, UCC. |
| Summary |
This thesis deals with the adoption, development, deployment, use and evaluation of an opensource Learning Management System (LMS). This system replaces a previous commercial online homework system, used by the Departments of Physics and Chemistry in University College Cork (UCC). The main purpose of the LMS is to deliver and assess online homework in order to maintain the pedagogical value that such assessment appropriates, while keeping maintenance costs at a minimum. Open-source LMS permit a large amount of flexibility and are much more coste↵ ective than commercial systems. Several popular web-based systems were considered and Moodle was eventually chosen due to its flexibility and ease of use. Moodle provided the necessary building blocks and webbased support required for further development. It also provided a stable, proven solution that permitted free redistribution of its code and allowed derived works to be deployed. The growing popularity of LMS can be directly linked to the increasingly prevalent integration of information technology into our daily activities. Blackboard, now one of the most popular commercial LMS on the market has been used by UCC for more than a decade. Moodle has also proven to be quite popular within UCC, having been used in the Computer Science Department for the last five years. Moodle was an ideal choice for the research project as it provided a suitable platform of source code compliant with the basic requirements of an online homework system. The evaluation of student and sta↵ satisfaction was a necessary factor in determining the efficiency and e↵ectiveness of the system. Design flaws and overlooked issues, which may need addressing in the future, can be easily identified through user satisfaction surveys and questionnaires. |
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Computer-assisted instruction.
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Web-based instruction.
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Homework.
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| Collection |
Theses Masters
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Theses Computer Science Department
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| Description |
178 pages ; 30 cm. |
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