A quasi-experimental study of three online learning courses in computing

Thomas M. Connolly; Ewan MacArthur; Mark Stansfield; Evelyn McLellan

Computers & Education Vol. 49, No. 2 (September 2007) pp. 345–359

This paper presents the results of a 3-year quasi-experimental study of three Masters courses in computing. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which the teaching and learning of these courses were enhanced by being developed...

Language: English

Using an Online Games-Based Learning Approach to Teach Database Design Concepts

Thomas M. Connolly; Mark Stansfield; Evelyn McLellan

Electronic Journal of e-Learning Vol. 4, No. 1 pp. 103–110

The study of database systems is typically core in undergraduate and postgraduate programmes related to computer science and information systems. However, one component of this curriculum that many learners have difficulty with is database analysis...