Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, North Slave Region, South Slave Region
Tags: social sciences, education, communication, students, internet, aurora college
| Principal Investigator: | Hogan, Bernard (1) |
| Licence Number: | 12896 |
| Organization: | Griffith University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1997
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| Issued: | Feb 24, 1997 |
| Project Team: | self |
Objective(s): This study will look at how the Internet is being used by post-secondary level students, as a communications and research tool, and how might it be used. The convergence of computers and telecommunications, combined with advances in computer hardware and software, has resulted in a profound effect on society. This convergence has brought about the development of the "information highway", the term used to describe the infrastructure needed to transport the vast array of databases, images, conversations, multimedia files, and other electronic signals which will carry society forward into the coming information age. The Internet (or Net), as it exists today, is seen as the precursor to this highway. The Net has received a great deal of publicity, and has become fashionable in the past couple of years. This study will test whether the promise of the Internet meets the current reality of the concept of the "information highway".
Project Description: This study will involve using survey questionnaires to gather data on student usage of the Internet at Aurora College (Ft. Smith, Inuvik, and Yellowknife campuses). Approximately 150 students will be surveyed in Fort Smith, 70 students in Inuvik, and 150 students in Yellowknife. This data will be evaluated to determine the usefulness of the Internet for communications and research purposes.
