Measuring Satisfaction and Content Relevance in an Online Student Success Course

August 11, 2011 - 9:37am | by Anonymous
Presenter(s)
Maria Boada (The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, US)
Additional Authors
Amber Epps (The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, US)
Session Information
November 10, 2011 - 4:30pm
Track: 
Learning Effectiveness
Areas of Special Interest: 
Institutional Initiatives; Research Study
Institutional Level: 
Universities and Four Year Institutions
Audience Level: 
All
Session Type: 
Poster Session
Location: 
Southern Hemisphere I-III
Session Duration: 
90 Minutes
Abstract

As the research suggests, students who take success courses are more likely to persist. In this presentation, we will demonstrate how AiP Online evaluated their student success course for satisfaction and content relevance. We will also demonstrate revisions made to the course in order to address student needs.

Extended Abstract

As the research suggests, students who take success courses are more likely to persist. With the rapid growth of online education comes the ever-increasing need to ensure that online students are given the tools necessary to be successful, particularly because online drop rates are higher than on campus. This presentation will take a look Strategies for Success, a course offered by The Art Institute of Pittsburgh's Online Division. A study was conducted to determine how satisfied students were with the course as well as how relevant they felt the course material would be to their overall success. The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate how the online student success course at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh's Online Division was assessed for both student satisfaction and content relevance. We will also address how the course was revised to ensure that the needs of the students were being met.

Presenter 1 Email: 
amepps@aii.edu