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McNulty, John; Chandrasekhar, Arcot; Hoyt, Amy; Gruener, Gregory; Espiritu, Baltazar; Price, Ron, Jr. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011
This report summarizes more than a decade of experiences with implementing computer-based testing across a 4-year medical curriculum. Practical considerations are given to the fields incorporated within an item database and their use in the creation and analysis of examinations, security issues in the delivery and integrity of examinations,…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Testing, Integrity, Computer Assisted Testing
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Murray, Meg Coffin – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2010
Database security is a growing concern evidenced by an increase in the number of reported incidents of loss of or unauthorized exposure to sensitive data. As the amount of data collected, retained and shared electronically expands, so does the need to understand database security. The Defense Information Systems Agency of the US Department of…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Database Design, Confidentiality, Compliance (Legal)
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Singh, Anil; Mangalaraj, George; Taneja, Aakash – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2010
This paper offers a compilation of technologies that provides either free or low-cost solutions to the challenges of teaching online courses. It presents various teaching methods the outlined tools and technologies can support, with emphasis on fit between these tools and the tasks they are meant to serve. In addition, it highlights various…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration
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Camp, John S.; DeBlois, Peter B. – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2007
The Eighth Annual EDUCAUSE Current Issues Survey asked campus information technology leaders to rate the most critical IT challenges facing them, their campuses, and/or their systems. Four findings associated with all respondents to this year's survey merit special mention. First, for the 2007 survey, the CIC decided to split a key issue choice…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Computer Security
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Sandvig, J. Christopher – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2004
The growth of the Internet has greatly increased the demand for server-side programming courses at colleges and universities. Students enrolled in such courses must be provided with server-based accounts that support the technologies that they are learning. The process of creating, managing and removing large numbers of student server accounts is…
Descriptors: Internet, Courseware, Computer System Design, Computer Software Reviews
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Bergstrom, Laura; Grahn, Kaj J.; Karlstrom, Krister; Pulkkis, Goran; Astrom, Peik – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2004
This article presents a virtual course with the topic network security. The course has been produced by Arcada Polytechnic as a part of the production team Computer Networks, Telecommunication and Telecommunication Systems in the Finnish Virtual Polytechnic. The article begins with an introduction to the evolution of the information security…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Educational Technology, Telecommunications, Computer Networks
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2004
"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This January 30, 2004 issue of "Chronicle for Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "Fighting to Get out of a Rio Slum" (Lloyd, Marion); (2) "Against…
Descriptors: Slums, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Student Organizations