Detailed description of how the students will use group computing. Discussion of how the small groups' access to computers is integral to the content of the course. Only courses which are scheduled to be taught during the 1997-98 academic year can qualify. Statistical analysis, intelligent predictions through the creation of simple computer models, calculation and plotting, and the use of World Wide Web resources are among the learning activities that will be integrated in the modules. The revision of Management 4650 will involve the application of computer simulation and student group computing to serve as a practical, hands-on exercise that will constitute the center piece of this course.
Students also draft, revise, edit, and send and receive peer responses through email.
Students in small groups will, with the aid of the computer program Microcase, have the opportunity to learn research methods visually and interactively, by using real criminal justice data and exercises provided by the program. Students will learn to organize and input data into a spreadsheet program, and import the data into Minitab, a statistical analysis program. In other words, this is not a substitute for a computer lab - it's for an entirely different kind of class. The delivery and set-up of the computers would be requested and coordinated through the appropriate school's technical support staff. For classes within the Library and Warren Hall, delivery and set-up of the computers would be handled by the IMC and ICS, respectively.