Teaching computer networks for distance computer science students: An instructor´s perspective

Author

Li, Wei ; Liu, Peixiang

Author_Institution

Grad. Sch. of Comput. & Inf. Sci., Nova Southeastern Univ., Lauderdale, FL, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

16-18 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

6814

Lastpage

6818

Abstract

This paper shows some experiences and observations on distance education in teaching a Computer Networks course for Computer Science masters students in an US institution. Some lessons and effective strategies to better engage students are presented. Data has been collected to show the effectiveness of distance education in teaching the course. Students´ performances for both on-campus and online courses are compared. Based on the results, it is apparent that distance education has been, and will continue to be an effective means for knowledge delivery.

Keywords

computer networks; computer science education; courseware; distance learning; educational courses; teaching; US institution; computer networks; computer networks course; computer science masters students; distance education; instructor perspective; on-campus courses; online courses; teaching; Computer aided instruction; Computer networks; Computer science; Educational institutions; Protocols; Servers; computer networks; computer science; distance education;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Control Engineering (ICECE), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Yichang

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8162-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICECENG.2011.6056841

Filename

6056841