Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
A Web-based survey was conducted through the IS World discussion list to gain an initial
idea of the level of appreciation that existed.
IS World is a Web-based resource that has been set up for the benefit of information
systems academics and researchers around the world. The following description of the
community served by the resource comes from the IS World Web site:
…our core population are information systems researchers and educators
working in colleges and universities throughout the world. We believe that our
worldwide community consists of approximately 5000 of whom many are
accessible through our faculty directory. Approximately 2000 of them also
monitor ISWorld, our discussion list.
(http://www.isworld.org/isworld/mission.html, IS World, 2000)
A general email was posted to the IS World discussion list on January 29, 2001. A
request was made for tertiary educators to respond, outlining their uses of the Internet in
tertiary education and how the uses “added” value for the institution and for students. The
survey was targeted toward educators rather than administrators, as it was felt that they
would have a greater appreciation of the added value for both the institution and students.
It was not specifically aimed at IT educators, but at any tertiary educator using the Internet
to assist with course and subject delivery. It is understood, however, that most respondents
would be IT educators due to the list membership. The survey consisted of a matrix, where
Figure 1. Sample screen from the IS World online survey
