Correlates of effectiveness of learning networks: The effects of course level, course type, and gender on outcomes

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 8-15

  Benbunan Fich, R ^a   Hiltz, S R ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Computational Intelligence Society; Computer networks; Computer science; Education; Educational institutions; Engineering management; Information systems; IP networks; Web sites

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SCIENCE; EDUCATION; EDUCATION COMPUTING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT COMPUTING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; WEBSITES;

COLLABORATION; COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGS; EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS; ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT; GRADUATE STUDENTS; IP NETWORKS; LEARNING NETWORK; TECHNICAL COURSE;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84948656497     PISSN: 15301605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HICSS.2002.993855     Document Type: Conference Paper

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