Cooperative Education Management System Functionalities

This thesis is an exploratory case study researching the benefits of integrating information and communication technologies(ICT) in the process of cooperative education placement (CEP)learning. The main aims of this research were to establish; how effective is the current ICT and teaching approaches being utilised in coordinating coopertive education learners and facilitating their learning; what are the issues for cooperative education learners and coordinators using Blackboard7; what are the pedagogical principles that enhance cooperative education through the use of ICT and finally what are the forms of ICT that could support these pedagogical principles.

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Dr Sharleen Tuhiwai HowisonI am a Principal Lecturer at the otago Polytechnic Business School Dunedin New Zealand. I have had 20 years in education, both lecturing and research around education, tourism and cooperative education placement. I work mainly on second and third year degree papers and post graduate qualifications.