Autonomy Among Thieves: Template Course Design for Student and Faculty Success

Heuristic Faculty Course Timetabling with Student Sectioning

This paper studies a real faculty course timetabling problem of Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FCSIT), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). FCSIT offers 5 four-year programmes. Each programme has own set of courses but some courses are required by more than one programme. List of courses for each semester of all programmes are planned and suggested by faculty as in cou...

Using Course and Student Profiles to Improve Student Success

Student Characteristics As Predictors For Online Course Success

This study reviews the findings of previous empirical research published between the years of 2000 to 2009 on online effectiveness and student characteristics. A total of six research articles are identified and analyzed in terms of research design and findings. To improve online course effectiveness, research findings are summarized and analyzed. Some inconsistencies have been discovered and d...

Predictors for Student Success in an Online Course

This study analyzed the factors that affect student success in an online computer programming course. The study had two with two main objectives. The first was to examine relationships among selected variables (gender, age, educational level, locus of control, and learning style), motivational beliefs (intrinsic goal orientation, extrinsic goal orientation, control beliefs, task value, self-eff...

Student Buy-In Toward Formative Assessments: The Influence of Student Factors and Importance for Course Success †

Formative assessment (FA) techniques, such as pre-class assignments, in-class activities, and post-class homework, have been shown to improve student learning. While many students find these techniques beneficial, some students may not understand how they support learning or may resist their implementation. Improving our understanding of FA buy-in has important implications, since buy-in can po...