CASE STUDIES VIA THE WEB FOR CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Use of the ViCoCITY Web-based Case Study Support Tool

James A. Redmond, Audrey Stenson, Alan Mullally

2008

Abstract

Web-based case studies offer some significant advantages over the traditional paper-based ones. The results from three uses of a Web-supported case study tool giving advantages and disadvantages are discussed from the viewpoints of student, lecturer and administrator with some discussion as to potential future improvements.

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A. Redmond J., Stenson A. and Mullally A. (2008). CASE STUDIES VIA THE WEB FOR CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Use of the ViCoCITY Web-based Case Study Support Tool . In Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST, ISBN 978-989-8111-26-5, pages 324-332. DOI: 10.5220/0001522703240332


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@conference{webist08,
author={James A. Redmond and Audrey Stenson and Alan Mullally},
title={CASE STUDIES VIA THE WEB FOR CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Use of the ViCoCITY Web-based Case Study Support Tool},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST,},
year={2008},
pages={324-332},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001522703240332},
isbn={978-989-8111-26-5},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies - Volume 1: WEBIST,
TI - CASE STUDIES VIA THE WEB FOR CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Use of the ViCoCITY Web-based Case Study Support Tool
SN - 978-989-8111-26-5
AU - A. Redmond J.
AU - Stenson A.
AU - Mullally A.
PY - 2008
SP - 324
EP - 332
DO - 10.5220/0001522703240332