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Technology in Education Questionnaire
Participant Information:
Name: ______College or University: ______
Title:______Department: ______
Phone Number:______E-Mail Address: ______
Fax Number:______
Web Site Home Page (Department or College): ______
Questionnaire:
1.Aside from the use of presentation software such as PowerPoint, Harvard Graphics, test banks, databases, and computer spreadsheets, have your accounting faculty members used commercially prepared electronic aids for students inside and/or outside the classroom?
(These could include general ledger software, accounting simulations, and hypermedia learning modules authored in such software as Authorware, Director, ToolBook, Visual Basic, etc.)
_____YesIf your answer is yes, please answer the following questions.
_____NoIf your answer is no, go on to question 2.
a.What types of commercial electronic Accounting courses in which
aids have been used? aids have been used:
______
______
______
______
Write on the back of this page if necessary.
b.What has been student reaction to these commercial electronic aids?
c.Have any of your faculty members conducted research to determine the impact of these aids on student motivation, career aspirations, and performance?
d.What commercial aids have been adopted mainly for student learning outside the classroom?
e.Any other comments on commercial electronic aids to learning?
2.Aside from the use of presentation software such as PowerPoint, Harvard Graphics, test banks, databases, and computer spreadsheets, have your accounting faculty members produced any electronic aids for use in accounting classes or labs? For example, are hypermedia lessons, modules, and/or cases authored by faculty for use by students outside the classroom?
_____YesIf your answer is yes, please answer the following questions.
_____NoIf your answer is no, go on to question 3.
a.What types of electronic aids have been Accounting courses in which
authored? (If possible, please indicate aids have been used:
names of faculty authors.)
______
______
______
Write on the back of this page if necessary.
b.What hardware is required (e.g., ear phones) and what software was used for authoring?
For example, does the material contain audio and/or digitized video? Is it on CD-ROM
disks recorded by your faculty?
c.What has been student reaction to these locally-produced modules?
d.Have any of your faculty members conducted research to determine the impact of these aids on student motivation, career aspirations, and performance?
e.Do you think your institution will increase rewards for merit raises, promotion, and tenure in terms of creative and scholarly teaching/learning materials development?
f.Any other comments on your faculty-authored aids?
3. Do members of your faculty place HTML documents on a campus server? If so, are these also available on the World Wide Web? What software is currently the most popular among your faculty for HTML conversion?
4.Does your university or college mandate computer integration within courses? If so, please elaborate.
5.What faculty member in your accounting department utilizes technology for course use the most?
6.What percentage of your accounting faculty currently integrate technology in their courses?
7.Do students entering the first accounting course of your school (graduate or undergraduate) have to complete a tutorial on accounting basics prior to the course?
8. Is there a required lab component in any of the courses currently offered in your accounting program? If so, which course(s) require this component and how many hours are required?
9.Does your school have a computer lab dedicated to accounting? If so, who is the lab coordinator?
10.Please indicate the percentage of students who are enrolled in accounting courses who primarily use the following technology in conjunction with courses in your college or school of business (if you cannot give a reasonable estimate of percentages, please enter the symbol “X” to indicate what alternative is primarily used by the majority of students for course assignments):
Percentages
_____Windows 3.x _____ Windows 95
_____Macintosh_____ Windows NT
_____Hewlett Packard Workstations_____ SUN Workstations
_____Another type of desktop or workstations?______
Local Area Network Usage (used somewhat regularly for courses):
_____LAN (Campus-Wide)
_____LAN (Departmental)
_____LAN (College of Business
_____Internet
Audio on Computers Usage (available to students whenever needed):
_____CD-ROM drives on lab or student-owned computers
_____CD-ROM drives (jukeboxes) on LAN servers
_____Other (Please specify) ______
Video on Computers Usage (available to students whenever needed):
_____CD-ROM drives on lab or student-owned computers
_____CD-ROM drives (jukeboxes) on LAN servers
_____Other (Please specify) ______
Spreadsheet Software:
_____Lotus 123
_____ Excel
_____Quatro
_____Others? ______
_____Accounting Ledger Software (Type?______)
_____Database Software (Type?______)
_____Simulation Software (Type?______)
11. Does your institution require that all students own a computer?
_____Yes
_____No
12. Does your institution provide a computer for each student at registration that must be returned to the university when the student is no longer attending classes?
_____Yes...... Is it a PC? _____ A Macintosh? _____ Another type? ______
_____No
13.If you have computer labs for students, indicate the fees on average that a student pays to use the lab computers and printers:
_____No charge for computer usage_____No charge for printer usage
$____Flat charge each term for computer usage$____Flat charge for printer usage
$____Variable charge for time used $____Printing charge per page
14.Place an “X” on the statement that is most appropriate for the majority of students enrolled in accounting courses at your institution:
_____Students cannot access the Internet by any means other than a modem.
_____Students access the Internet from campus fiber to computer labs and dorm rooms.
_____Students access the Internet from campus fiber to computer labs but not dorm rooms.
_____Students access the Internet by other means. (Specify) ______
15.Place an “X” on the statement that is most appropriate for the majority of students enrolled in accounting courses at your institution:
_____Students are not allowed private space on a LAN server for storage of course assignments.
_____Students are allowed private space on a LAN server for storage of course assignments.
16.Please indicate the percentage of faculty members who teach accounting courses who are provided with the following hardware:
_____XT or AT IBM compatible at a 386 level or lower processor
_____486 IBM compatible processor
_____Pentium processor PC (excluding the P6 Pentium Pro)
_____P6 Pentium Pro processor PC
_____Macintosh at less than the Power PC level
_____Macintosh Power PC
_____UNIX system computer (Types?)______
_____Other computers (Types?) ______
_____Laptop or notebook portables
_____CD-ROM playback _____CD-ROM recorder (encoder)
_____CD-DVD playback_____CD-DVD recorder (encoder)
_____VideoDisk playback_____Videodisc recorder
17.Mark the following statements True or False with respect to the majority of faculty members who teach accounting courses at your institution:
_____Faculty have space to store course materials on a LAN accessible in classrooms.
_____Faculty have space to store course materials on a LAN accessible by students.
_____Faculty can place CD-ROMs of their choosing on a LAN jukebox.
_____Faculty can teach classes in an electronic classroom at your institution. (How many rooms of this type are available? ______)
_____Faculty can teach classes using a LCD panel or LCD data projector.
_____Workstations are available for faculty to author hypermedia materials (a typical hypermedia authoring workstation contains a color scanner and video support equipment).
_____Faculty can obtain the assistance of technicians skilled in authoring of hypermedia learning materials at little or no cost.
18. At least one major university is experimenting with the replacement of hard copy texts with a LAN
server in virtually all core courses in business administration. Some of the learning materials on
the Lan consist of texts that are also available (but not required) in hard copy and portable
CD-ROMs. Learning material is of a hypertext and hypermedia nature that cannot be obtained in
hard copy. The materials are designed for possible use in “paperless” courses where students
do assignments and take examinations on the computer network. Students pay a fee each term
that is considerably less than what the hard copy textbooks alone currently cost for such
courses.
Assuming that the quality of hypertext and hypermedia material on the LAN is of outstanding
quality that impresses instructors in selected courses, would you be willing to accept technology
investments (by publishers) in your institution in order to use a LAN in place of hard copy
textbooks?
_____Yes
_____No
Comments:
19. Whereas distance education generally refers to a televised course delivered “synchronously” at a particular site, a particular time, and with a “live” instructor, distributed education refers to “asynchronous” education from a computer server or other computer file. Students may choose when to connect to an asynchronous course, and they may choose their own learning paces. Often they may navigate through the course in differing non-linear sequences. Timings of course completion might also vary for students who begin a distributed education course at identical times.
a. Does your accountancy program currently offer asynchronous distributed education courses? If so, briefly describe these courses below:
b.Briefly describe the type of instructor/student interactions in your distributed education courses, including contact with online instructors.
c.Are your asynchronous accounting courses available to the public on the World Wide Web? If so, please provide the WWW URL addresses below:
Demographic Information:
What is the approximate total enrollment at your college or university? ______
What is the approximate number of annual graduates in your accounting programs?
Undergraduate four-year program:______
Master’s level programs:______
Doctoral accounting programs:______
How many full-time students are enrolled in accounting courses?______
How many part-time students are enrolled in accounting courses?______
How many full-time equivalent faculty memebers teach accounting courses?______
Is the College, School, or Department of Business at your institution accredited by the AACSB? (Check one)
_____Yes
_____No
Is the Accounting program at your institution accredited by the AACSB? (Check one)
_____Yes
_____No
Thank you for your participation in this survey.
Please return this questionnaire to:
Professor Robert E. Jensen
Trinity University
715 Stadium Drive
San Antonio TX 78212-7200
Since the Jensen and Sandlin book reporting the results of this survey will be free on the Internet, we hope your department will not mind paying the return postage. Watch for announcements on the Pacioli Net at < where the results of the 1992 survey and the current edition of the Jensen and Sandlin book can be downloaded free to your computer. The results of the current survey should be available in the 1996 edition of the book by the end of the year.