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Recommended Citation: Calloway, L J and L D Murray.  Undergraduate Preferences for Courses Offered Online.  In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2002, v 19 (San Antonio): §222b. ISSN: 1542-7382.
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Undergraduate Preferences for Courses Offered Online

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 		Linda Jo Calloway    [a1] [a2]
School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Pace University    [u1] [u2]
New York, New York, USA    [c1] [c2]

Leyton D. Murray    [a1] [a2]
School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Pace University    [u1] [u2]
New York, New York, USA    [c1] [c2]

Online and distance education at universities is on the rise in this country. This upward trend has been aided by the number of computers in the home as well as the number of people with Internet connections. In this rush, students are usually not consulted about what courses they would prefer to take online. Should the course content be directed towards one's major, or should courses be more general entry-level classes? Does the student's major affect the preference for taking specific courses online? To answer these questions students from undergraduate classes at a large urban university were surveyed. The students were asked about computer and Internet access in the home, what their majors were, and what their preferences were for online classes. The intent of this research is to first test whether or not the major of the student has a direct influence on the classes they decide to take online, and second to determine which level courses the students prefer to take online. The results indicate that students prefer courses outside their major, and show some preference for lower level courses.

Keywords: online education, student course preferences, survey questionnaire

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