Karen S. Nantz

Social Accounts and Metaphors about Cheating

College student cheating, or aca demic dishonesty, has been a topic of much interest to education re searchers. A thorough, multidisciplinary literature search on the subject reveals at least 200 journal articles and reports. The research literature on college cheating might be divided into the following cate gories: reporting and defining types of cheating or academic misconduct; reac tions by researchers to academic cheating (How serious is the problem?); methodol ogies for studying academic dishonesty; causes (or self-reported reasons) for cheating; and prevention and control measures.

Lecturing with Technology

presentation software and automating existing lectures will not automatically give you the results you are seeking. As the number of computer-equipped class rooms continues to increase, using pre sentation slide lectures presents some unique challenges and problems. Both authors have used computer-equipped classrooms for the past six years. We found that using the computer as the course presentation vehicle is not the panacea we originally thought it to be.

Incorporating Electronic Mail into the Business Communication Course

E-mail is the primary communication vehicle for the information superhighway. Unfortunately, e-mail education is focusing on the hardware and software issues without regard for the requisite communication skills. To be effective electronic communicators, students need training in understanding the electronic organizational hierarchy and electronic communication volume and costs; selecting the appropriate media; and evaluating message permanence, security, ownership, and privacy. Including targeted exercises in the business communication class can enhance students understanding of e-mail.

Student Attitudes toward Internet Courses: A Longitudinal Study

Educational institutions are exploring the use of the Internet and faculties are integrating Internet resources into their classes. For most courses, the first step is the use of the Internet to deliver traditional course materials such as the course syllabus, the course schedule, handout materials, and lecture slides. Much of this effort will be guided not only by faculty access to and interest in technology but also by the attitudes of students toward this type of course delivery system. This article reports on a three-year longitudinal survey to assess student attitudes toward the use of the Internet to deliver course materials and that this has not changed from 1999 to 2002. However, there has been a shift in student feelings about specific elements dealing with the use of the Internet.

Faculty Use and Perceptions of Electronic Mail: A Case Study

Abstract Electronic mail is changing the way businesses and universities process information, but little research exists on the impact of university e-mail systems. This study investigated e-mail use in a business school at a public university before and after the installation of a local area network. After the installation, the average number of accesses, the time spent accessing, and the average number of messages increased. Positive perceptions about e-mail pertain to speed, reliability, and paper reduction. Negative perceptions indicate a lack of user friendliness and clear instructions. Departments teaching computer-related courses use e-mail slightly more often than do other departments.