• DocumentCode
    1740495
  • Title

    Problems in the provision of courseware for mature employees: an initial exploration

  • Author

    Heywood, J. ; Bamber, Dave ; Freeman, Jim ; Sharp, John

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of In-Service Educ., Trinity Coll., Dublin, Ireland
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    2000
  • Abstract
    Many businesses in the UK, requiring employees to upgrade their skills, are turning to the use of information communication technology (ICT). The UK government have established a University for Industry (UfI) to take advantage and make use of recent developments in ICT. This paper outlines the principles on which this university will operate. On the basis of prior research and an on-going investigation into the effectiveness of learning through ICT, this paper discusses some of the problems likely to be faced
  • Keywords
    computer based training; continuing education; courseware; information technology; personnel; University for Industry; business; courseware; government; information communication technology; mature employees; training; Business communication; Communications technology; Conference management; Courseware; Educational institutions; Engineering management; Government; Industrial training; Psychology; Psychometric testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frontiers in Education Conference, 2000. FIE 2000. 30th Annual
  • Conference_Location
    Kansas City, MO
  • ISSN
    0190-5848
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6424-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FIE.2000.897640
  • Filename
    897640