Effectiveness of asynchronous and synchronous modes for learning computer software for end users: An experimental investigation

Journal of Computer Information Systems

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 99-109

  Palvia, Shailendra C ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS; AUTOMATION SOFTWARE; COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; IS MANAGEMENT ISSUES; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; EDUCATION; OFFICE AUTOMATION; SPREADSHEETS; WORD PROCESSING;

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE);

EID: 0347871397     PISSN: 08874417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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