ICT education for non-ICT professionals through e-learning

Abstract

This paper presents authors experience about a completely online B. Sc. Degree program conducted in Sri Lanka at Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (RUSL). This degree program is offered in two main streams as Physical sciences and Bio sciences. Both degrees are three years in duration. Focus for this paper is two modules offered in the second year as a common module for both streams. Modules were conducted during February to May in 2013. Since the complete online nature of the program most of the students joined are employed. Moodle server is used to host all the course materials and assignments. Regular online discussion were carried out in order to answer students questions and to clarify unclear points. Students joined the discussion online from their homes mostly from all over the country. Twelve students were followed these modules and students who did not sit for the final exams were excluded from the statistical calculations.