The Georgia WebBSIT: profile of an online student reexamined

Authors:
Art Gowan;Kam Fui Lau;Angela Leverett;Byron Jeff;Wayne Summers;Andy Ju An Wang;Simon Baev
Affiliations:
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA;Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, GA, USA;Georgia WebBSIT, Marietta, GA, USA;Clayton State University, Morrow, GA, USA;Columbus State University , Columbus, GA, USA;Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, GA, USA;Georgia Southwestern State U., Americus, GA, USA
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2011 conference on Information technology education
Year:
2011

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Abstract

This paper is a follow-up to a 2009 paper reporting the development of a profile of students in the Georgia Web Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Georgia WebBSIT), a fully online baccalaureate degree program jointly developed and offered presently by six institutions within the University System of Georgia (USG). The program enrolled its first students in August 2004 and saw its first graduates in May 2008. The profile developed in 2009 was based upon demographic and performance data. The following expands the profile through the use of a survey of students who have matriculated in the program. We report some additional demographic data as well as perceptions. The objective is to better understand why some students are successful completing the program and why others are not.