Çevrimiçi Bilgi Teknolojileri Sertifika programı tamamlamanın mezunlar üzerindeki etkileri

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Çevrimiçi Bilgi Teknolojileri Sertifika Programını tamamlamanın iş, kariyer ve kişisel planlara etkileri hakkında mezunların algılarını araştırmaktır. Bu program, sekiz dersi içermektedir ve toplam dokuz ay sürmektedir. Çalışmanın örneklemi, bu programdan 2005 ve sonrası mezun olan 70 katılımcıdan oluşmaktadır. Veriler, iki adet çevrimiçi anketle toplanmıştır. Birincisi, 10 dereceli Likert tipli 19 maddeden oluşmaktadır ve ikincisi sekiz açık uçlu soru içermektedir. Mezunların kişisel güveninin, iş özerkliğinin, iş arkadaşları tarafından duyulan saygı ve güvenin artmasında, bu programı tamamlamanın önemli etkilerinin olduğu görülmüştür. Kişisel planları içinde, mezunlar bilgi teknolojileri alanında kendilerini geliştirmek ve teknolojik gelişmeleri izlemek istemektedir.

The impact of completing the online Information Technologies Certificate program on graduates

The purpose of the study is to investigate graduates’ perceptions about the impact of completing the online Information Technologies Certificate Program (ITCP) on their job, career development and personal plans. The program includes eight courses and lasts in nine months. The sample of the study consisted of 70 participants who graduated from the program in 2005 or later. The data were collected through two online questionnaires. The first one consisted of 19 ten point-Likert type scale items and the second one included eight open-ended items. The results of the study indicated that the major impact of program completion were the increase in graduates’ personal confidence, job autonomy, credibility and respect from coworkers. In their personal plans, they were eager to continue to improve themselves in the field of information technology while monitoring technological developments.

PDF

___

Allen, I. E., & Seaman, J. (2007). Online nation: Five years of growth in online learning. Needhan: MA: Sloan Consortium. [Online] Retrieved on 09 March 2011, at URL: http://www.sloan-c.org/ publications/survey/pdf/online_nation.pdf
Aluka, R. (2009). The Impact of an Advanced Certificate in Education (ACE) Program on the Professional Practice of Graduates. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 10 (4), [Online] Retrieved on 09 March 2011, at URL: http://www.irrodl.org/ index.php/irrodl/ article/view/617/1315
Bonk, C. J. (2004). The perfect e-storm: Emerging technologies, enormous learner demand, enhanced pedagogy, and erased budgets. London: UK: The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education. [Online] Retrieved on 02 April 2010, at URL: http://www.publicationshare. com /part1.pdf
Bootsma, M., & Vermeulen, W. ( 2011). Experiences of environmental professionals in practice. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 12(2), 163-176.
Cabrera, A. F., Weerts, D. J., & Zulick, B. J. (2005). Making an impact with alumni surveys. In D. J. Weerts & J. Vidal (Eds.), Enhancing alumni research: European and American perspectives. New Directions for Institutional Research, (pp. 5-18). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Cocchiara, F.K., Kwesiga, E., Bell, M.P., & Baruch, Y. (2010). Inﬂuences on perceived career success: ﬁndings from US graduate business degree alumni. Career Development International, 15(1), 39-58.
Davidson-Shivers, G. V., Inpornjivit, K., & Sellers, K (2004). Using alumni and student databases for program evaluation and planning. College Student Journal. 38, 510-520.
Delaney, A. M. (2002). Discovering success strategies through alumni research. Paper presented at the Annual Forum for the Association for Institutional Research, Toronto, Ontario.
Demiray, U. (2000). Positions of distance education graduates in the job market: A case study of open education faculty graduates in Turkey. Quarterly Review of Distance Education 1(2), 145-156.
Fahy, P.J., Spencer, B., & Halinski, T. (2008). The self-reported impact of graduate program completion on the careers and plans of graduates. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 9(1), 51–71.
Hartman, D. E., & Schmidt, S. L. (1995). Understanding Student/Alumni Satisfaction from a Consumer’s perspective: The Effects of Institutional Performance and Program Outcomes. Research in Higher Education, 36(2), 197–217.
Harvey, L. (2000). New Realities: The relationship between higher education and employment. Tertiary Education and Management, 6(1), 3–17.
Isler, V. (1998). Internete Dayalı Asenkron Egitim ile Bilgi Teknolojileri Sertifika. Paper presented at YA/EM‘98: Yöneylem Araştırma Konferansı, Ankara, Turkey.
Kendall, J. R., & Pogue, K. (2006). Survey of Alumni from Distance Degree and Campus-Based Baccalaureate Programs. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 7(2), 155-164.
Kraus, J. M. (2007). Alumni assessment: Providing insight to university leadership. Academic Leadership 5, (1). [Online] Retrieved on 09 March 2011, at URL: http://www. academicleadership.org/new/publish/emprical_research/Alumni_Assessment_ Providing_Insight_to_University_Leadership.shtml
Marshall, C., & Rossman, G.B. (1999). Designing qualitative research (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
Mattoon, D. S. (2009). Short-term certificates. Case studies of three California community colleges. Unpublished PhD Thesis, University of the Pacific.
Merriam, S. B. (1988). Case study research in education. A qualitative approach. San Francisco: Jossey- Bass Publishers.
Moore, M. G., & Kearsley, G. (2005). Distance education: A systems view (2nd ed). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company.
Özkök,A., Yurdugül,H., & Aşkar, P. (2011) Çevrimiçi öğrenme ortamları ölçeğinin faktör yapısının incelenmesi: ikinci sıralı faktör analizi. Eğitim ve Bilim, 36(161), 159-175.
Peak, D., & Berge, Z. (2006). Evaluation and eLearning. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education- TOJDE, 7(1). [Online] Retrieved on 09 March 2011, at URL: http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/ tojde21/articles/zane.htm
Simonson, M., Smaldino, S. Albright, M., & Zvacek, S. (2006). Teaching and learning at a distance: Foundations of distance education (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall.
Teichler, U. (2002). Graduate employment and work in Europe: Diverse Situations and common perceptions. Tertiary Education and Management, 8(3), 199–216.
Yukselturk, E. (2005). Online information technologies certificate program, Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education-TOJDE, 6(1). [Online] Retrieved on 09 March 2011, at URL: http:// tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde17/pdf/erman.pdf
Yukselturk, E., & Inan, F. A. (2006). Examining the factors affecting student dropout in an online certificate program, Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education-TOJDE, 7(1). [Online] Retrieved on 09 March 2011, at URL: http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde23/pdf/article_6.pdf