Nova Scotia
Dalhousie University
Training Technologies Group
Management Information Systems
School of Business Administration
Dalhousie University
6152 Coburg Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3J5, Canada
Phone: (902) 494-1780
Fax: (902) 494-1107
Director: Dr. Donald P. Sheridan (Full-Time)
Phones: (902) 494-1780
Fax: (902) 494-1107
E-mail: sheridan@earth.sba.dal.ca
Vision
Become a world leader in the application of technology to business education. To achieve this we will provide the faculty and students of the School of Business Administration with access to the most advanced technologies for their teaching and learning.
Mission Statement
Identify, investigate, assess and apply technology for the improvement of instructional processes at the School of Business Administration.
Primary Service Area
Halifax
Personnel
Research Assistant: Tim Roberts
Phones: (902) 494-2842
E-mail: tjr@ac.dal.ca
Cooperation with other centers/institution:
University of Queensland, Australia.
No. of students involved in center activities: 6
No. of faculty involved in center activities: 4
Management
Date began operations: 1985
Annual Budget: $250,000 - $500,000
Research Center Deliverables
Seminars 6 No. of grants 3
Vol. of grants $250K Courseware products CBT/CML
Research Theme:
Research of advanced computer technologies in support of training
Description of research laboratory:
486 PC's, MACs, LAN to workstations and mainframe.
Current Research Areas/Projects:
- CBT Tutorial in Life Insurance Underwriting [E, I]
- Certification/testing for Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada [J]
- Training Systems Design Canadian Builders Association [C]
- Tutorials and Exercises in Introductory and Intermediate Accounting [E]
- CML in Introductory MIS [E]
- Application of compressed real time video and audio in computer-based tutorials and tests [E]
- Distance support of CML in Africa and Asia [E]
Research Area/Project codes
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