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| Title: | Solving Case Studies through Asynchronous Learning Networks:
Possibilities and Limitations |
| Authors: | Benbunan-Fich, Raquel |
| Issue Date: | Apr-1998 |
| Publisher: | Stern School of Business, New York University |
| Series/Report no.: | IS-98-14 |
| Abstract: | Business Schools have been using case studies to present real or
hypothetical situations to bridge the gap between knowledge and action.
New communication technologies can be incorporated into the case method
of teaching, allowing participants to be in different locations and to
work at their own convenience. An Asynchronous Learning Network is a
Computer-Mediated Communication System to support
"anytime/anywhere" interaction by providing a combination of
database and conferencing system. A field experiment was conducted to
test the effectiveness of an ALN vs. traditional manual methods at both
the individual and group level for the solution of a case study.
Findings indicate that groups working in an asynchronous networked
environment produced better and more complete solutions to the case
study, but were less satisfied with the interaction process. Further
research in the implementation of ALN's promises to enhance the quality
of education and to provide future managers with essential expertise in
new communication technologies. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2451/14301 |
| Appears in Collections: | IOMS: Information Systems Working Papers
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