R690 Showcase: Application of Research Methods to Instructional Systems Technology Issues

The major objective of R690 is to help doctoral students learn disciplined inquiry in Instructional Systems Technology through first-hand experience -- i.e., by doing research with a faculty mentor. See the R690 Syllabus:

Outstanding Team Project, Fall 2002

Number of Subjects in Web Usability Testing: Empirical study on how many subjects are necessary to determine if a Web site is working well, using Bayesian reasoning and the Sequential Probability Ratio Test: Student researchers: Tyler Dodge, Xiaojing Liu, Bude Su.

Outstanding Team Projects, Fall 2001

5-Star Instructional Design: Evaluation of Web-Based Instruction in Medical Science: Empirical study of student ratings of pathology modules on the Web which simulated medical patients. This research project was subsequently presented at the annual conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology in Dallas, Nov. 2002. Student researchers: Carol Watson, Theresa Cullen, Sungwook Han

2001 AECT Member Needs Survey: Empirical study of member satisfaction with AECT services, publications and recent conferences. This research project was subsequently presented at the annual conference of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology in Dallas, Nov. 2002. Student researchers: Richard Dabrowski, Preston Parker, Paul Robertson, Deepak Subramony.