There are several learning strategies that separately and in combination could be usefully employed in the course. We could pool entries and share the findings to identify questions and cross-over issues. A number of arguable efforts have been made to evaluate the web sites of local, state, and national governments. Members of the class could draw on these efforts as well as devise their own operational criteria for assessing current EGOV web sites. It could, for example, be an interesting and worthwhile exercise to assess all local government web sites in Illinois.
Municipalities try to make the most of their Web sites.
Or, one might compare E-GOV web site development in two countries, say, U.S. and Germany. This could be a team or individual effort depending on the scope and complexity of the project. An example would be the current effort by Kane County to develop a one-stop permitting process to save money and improve customer satisfaction. This project is probably too much for a single person but a small 3-4 person group, possibly even the class as a whole, could undertake a survey. Discussion and decision making re the direction of the course.