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

dc.contributor.advisorCassimjee, Nafisaen
dc.contributor.emailkami@impact.co.zaen
dc.contributor.postgraduateVandeyar, Kaminthiaen
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-07T12:18:04Z
dc.date.available2005-09-06en
dc.date.available2013-09-07T12:18:04Z
dc.date.created2004-12-09en
dc.date.issued2006-09-06en
dc.date.submitted2005-09-06en
dc.descriptionDissertation (MA (Research Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2006.en
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en
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dc.description.departmentPsychologyen
dc.identifier.citationVandeyar, 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 >en
dc.identifier.upetdurlhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09062005-140257/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/27785
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2004, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.en
dc.subjectWeb-based learningen
dc.subjectWeb-based instruction (wbi)en
dc.subjectComputer-mediated communication (cmc)en
dc.subjectE-mailen
dc.subjectSystemic analysisen
dc.subjectQualitative researchen
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.titleA systemic analysis of postgraduate students' experiences of computer mediated communication in a Web-based learning environmenten
dc.typeDissertationen

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