Thursday, June 24, 2010

Impact of Information Technology on Management Education – Student Perception Study

Sunitha Ratnakaram, Associate Professor, Vishwa Vishwani Institute of Systems and Management, Hyderabad, sunitharatnakaram@gmail.com


Venkama Raju Chakravaram, HOD and Associate Professor, Narsimha Reddy PG College, Hyderabad,
ficoconsultantraju@gmail.com

Abstract:



India is known for the technical strength of its human resources from decades past now, in the global picture. These days India is flattering the address for management professionals too. With introduction of private participation in higher education, professional educational institutions are creating wonders today. Management schools of India are working on par with world class institutions, which is evident from ISB’s entry into world’s top most business schools. This victory is aided by the information technology revolution too. In the wake of this situation, this paper captured the student perception on information technology’s impact on management education. As a part of the study, Student perception on the advantages and disadvantages associated with the usage of information technology in delivering management education is identified. Student’s opinion on better usage of the technology has been determined. Student satisfaction level with the education imparted using technology is being measured. User friendliness of technology in making learning simpler is studied. And finally, Impact of technology in increasing competitiveness among student community also was observed in the paper.


Keywords: Information Technology, Management Education, Student satisfaction, Student competitiveness, User – friendliness, Student perception