Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Online Educational Quality in USC’s School of Engineering and School of Cinematic Art

Abstract

This research paper demonstrates the results of a questionnaire containing a series of questions, conducted at the University of Southern California, on the educational quality via online forms during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was conducted with students from the School of Engineering and the School of Cinematic Arts. The outcome of the survey demonstrates that almost all of college students are pleased with the university's measures during the pandemic. But, negative perspectives were also reported: such as the shortage of adequate infrastructure for students and the shortage of effective communication and interaction between teachers and students, inability to make practical applications, shortage of socialization, shortage of motivation to learn, less objective exams (e.g., potential for cheating), potential for physical and mental health deterioration, and potential for health deterioration (e.g., spending too much time on online platforms, developing another lifestyle. Therefore, the university administration must take effective and efficient measures to eliminate the impact on students in the upcoming academic year. The university administration must take effective measures to eliminate these negative issues in order to improve the performance of the online education process. Improving the performance of the online education process.