Masters Theses

Abstract

"This thesis focuses on a class room architecture that provides high levels of interactivity which enhances the students' learning environment both in distance and on-campus contexts and forms a basis for practical learning. Two analyses are presented in this thesis, the first one being a simple measure of levels of interactivity in this course architecture, based on rubric and the second one, a comparative analysis, to demonstrate the effectiveness of interactive (multi-directional information flow) classrooms as opposed to conventional (unidirectional information flow) classrooms and that this course architecture is ideal for enhancement of distance learning and an excellent route to professional skills specified by ABET"--Abstract, page iv.

Advisor(s)

Luechtefeld, Ray

Committee Member(s)

Raper, Stephen A.
Myers, Donald D., 1939-2009

Department(s)

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Engineering Management

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Fall 2007

Journal article titles appearing in thesis/dissertation

  • Classroom as learning organization: a course structure to enhance interactive distance learning
  • Conventional versus interactive learning
  • Interactive learning as a route to "professional skills": a comparative analysis

Pagination

ix, 79 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-53).

Geographic Coverage

United States

Rights

© 2007 Siddartha Thummuri, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Communication in organizations
Distance education -- United States
Interaction analysis in education
Organizational change -- Management

Thesis Number

T 9284

Print OCLC #

235197431

Electronic OCLC #

182560927

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