A systemic analysis of postgraduate students' experiences of computer mediated communication in a Web-based learning environment

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University of Pretoria

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The purpose of this study is to describe and offer a description of postgraduate students' experiences of computer-mediated communication in an interactive web-based learning environment. This is relevant to the South African context regarding its appropriateness and feasibility as a distance-learning medium. In this research study the collaboration of offline and online learning as a dual medium is briefly looked at. Concepts involved in web interactions, such as computer-mediated communication, are reviewed and some of these experiences are described. A systems qualitative analysis was employed in the research design, and consequently a systemic lens was utilised as the theoretical perspective. This lens allowed for a revealing of interactional and communication patterns involved in web-based learning environments. The findings in this research study are discussed and some recommendations for web learners and course presenters are briefly highlighted.

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Dissertation (MA (Research Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2006.

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Web-based learning, Web-based instruction (wbi), Computer-mediated communication (cmc), E-mail, Systemic analysis, Qualitative research, UCTD

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Vandeyar, K 2004, A systemic analysis of postgraduate students' experiences of computer mediated communication in a Web-based learning environment, MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27785 >