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Online hybrid courses research Online hybrid courses research for Franklin Pierce Collegefor Franklin Pierce College
Dan Armstrong Dan Armstrong
Andrea Bergstrom Andrea Bergstrom
Brett HollinsBrett Hollins
Lauren AlaimoLauren Alaimo
Chad Walker Chad Walker
Victoria RobbleeVictoria Robblee
INTRODUCTION
Franklin Pierce college is a small 4 year liberal arts college locatedIn Rindge NH. There are roughly 1560 students enrolled at theMain campus. According to the last part of the College mission Statement: “Franklin Pierce College is committed to serving as an educational, intellectual, and cultural resource for the residents of our region. The College affirms that learning, personal development and service to others are lifelong commitments, requiring continuous initiative. The College therefore, strives to impress this realization on all its students.”
Research is necessary to identify if students at Franklin Pierce College would be receptive in taking a percentage of a given course online. Research is also needed to find out students’ attitudes toward taking a percentage of their overall courses online.
Problem statement
Research Objectives
1)Research secondary data to assess research studies of on-line course work at other universities/colleges.
2) 2) Determine overall opinions and attitudes of FPC students. 3) 3) Identify what percentage of student body has a PC with Internet access.
4) Determine what online percentage of specific course work that would be acceptable to FPC students.
1) Have you ever taken an online/hybrid course? 2) Do you have a PC with Internet access? 3) How comfortable do you feel using/operating the Internet and online
communication (ex. e-mail)?
4)Would you like to take a percentage of a class online? 5)What percentage of a specific course would be acceptable online to you? 6) What is your class standing?
7) What is your major?
8)Where do you live? 9)What is your gender?
The survey
Number of students surveyed
• The freshmen class: there are 643 students, from which we surveyed 126 students. 63 male students, and 63 female.
• The sophomore class: there are 381 students, from which we surveyed 75 students. 38 male students, and 37 female.
• The junior class: there are 288 students, from which we surveyed 57 students. 28 male students, and 29 female.
• The senior class: there are 208 students, from which we surveyed 42 students. 21 male students, and 21female.
Question 1Question 1
Have you ever taken an online/hybrid course?
24 8.0 8.0 8.0
276 92.0 92.0 100.0
300 100.0 100.0
Yes
No
Total
ValidFrequency Percent Valid Percent
CumulativePercent
Yes
No
Question 2Question 2
Do you have a PC with Internet access?
242 80.7 80.7 80.7
58 19.3 19.3 100.0
300 100.0 100.0
Yes
No
Total
ValidFrequency Percent Valid Percent
CumulativePercent
Yes No
Question 3Question 3
How comfortable do you feel using/operating the Internet and onlinecommunication?
5 1.7 1.7 1.7
2 .7 .7 2.3
21 7.0 7.0 9.3
44 14.7 14.7 24.0
68 22.7 22.7 46.7
160 53.3 53.3 100.0
300 100.0 100.0
2
3
4
5
6
7
Total
ValidFrequency Percent Valid Percent
CumulativePercent
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160 Uncomfortable
2
3
4
5
6
VeryComfortable
Question 4Question 4
Would you like to take a percentage of a class online?
149 49.7 49.7 49.7
62 20.7 20.7 70.3
89 29.7 29.7 100.0
300 100.0 100.0
Yes
No
Not Sure
Total
ValidFrequency Percent Valid Percent
CumulativePercent
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Yes No Not sure
Question 5 Question 5
What percentage of a specific course would be acceptable online toyou?
48 16.0 16.0 16.0
28 9.3 9.3 25.3
68 22.7 22.7 48.0
58 19.3 19.3 67.3
30 10.0 10.0 77.3
68 22.7 22.7 100.0
300 100.0 100.0
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Total
ValidFrequency Percent Valid Percent
CumulativePercent
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Question 6Question 6What is your class standing?
126 42.0 42.0 42.0
75 25.0 25.0 67.0
57 19.0 19.0 86.0
42 14.0 14.0 100.0
300 100.0 100.0
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Total
ValidFrequency Percent Valid Percent
CumulativePercent
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSenoir
Question 7Question 7
What is your major?
81 27.0 27.0 27.0
26 8.7 8.7 35.7
49 16.3 16.3 52.0
21 7.0 7.0 59.0
11 3.7 3.7 62.7
26 8.7 8.7 71.3
26 8.7 8.7 80.0
46 15.3 15.3 95.3
14 4.7 4.7 100.0
300 100.0 100.0
Business
Performing Arts
Mass Communication
Natural Sciences
Computer Science
Humanities
Behavioral Science
Undecided
Education
Total
ValidFrequency Percent Valid Percent
CumulativePercent
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Business
Performing arts
Mass Comm
Natural Sciences
Computer Science
Humanities
Behavioral Science
Undecided
education
Question 8Question 8
Where do you live?
280 93.3 93.3 93.3
16 5.3 5.3 98.7
4 1.3 1.3 100.0
300 100.0 100.0
on campus
off campus -college housing
off campus - noncollege housing
Total
ValidFrequency Percent Valid Percent
CumulativePercent
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
on campus
offcampus collegehousing
off campus non-college housing
Question 9Question 9
What is your gender?
149 49.7 49.7 49.7
151 50.3 50.3 100.0
300 100.0 100.0
Male
Female
Total
ValidFrequency Percent Valid Percent
CumulativePercent
MaleFemale
Cross tabulation 1Cross tabulation 1
Do you have a PC with Internet access? * Where do you live? Crosstabulation
Count
223 16 3 242
57 1 58
280 16 4 300
Yes
No
Do you have a PC withInternet access?
Total
on campus
off campus- collegehousing
off campus -non college
housing
Where do you live?
Total
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
on campusoff campus-collegehousing
off campusnon-college
housing
Yes
No
total
Cross Tabulation 2Cross Tabulation 2How comfortable do you feel using/operating the Internet and online
communication? * Would you like to take a percentage of a class online?Crosstabulation
Count
2 2 1 5
1 1 2
6 9 6 21
18 10 16 44
26 13 29 68
96 28 36 160
149 62 89 300
2
3
4
5
6
7
How comfortable do youfeel using/operating theInternet and onlinecommunication?
Total
Yes No Not Sure
Would you like to take a percentageof a class online?
Total
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
yes no Notsure
total
23456Very comfortabletotal
Cross Tabulation 3Cross Tabulation 3
Not sure
Would you like to take a percentage of a class online? * What is your major? Crosstabulation
Count
41 10 21 11 8 10 14 27 7 149
17 9 9 5 1 6 3 10 2 62
23 7 19 5 2 10 9 9 5 89
81 26 49 21 11 26 26 46 14 300
Yes
No
Not Sure
Would you like to take apercentage of a classonline?
Total
BusinessPerforming
Arts
MassCommuni
cationNatural
SciencesComputerScience Humanities
BehavioralScience Undecided Education
What is your major?
Total
0
102030
40506070
8090
business masscommunication
computersciences
behavioralscience
education
yes
no
not sure
total
Cross Tabulation 4Cross Tabulation 4
Would you like to take a percentage of a class online? * What is your class standing? Crosstabulation
Count
56 44 34 15 149
26 18 8 10 62
44 13 15 17 89
126 75 57 42 300
Yes
No
Not Sure
Would you like to take apercentage of a classonline?
Total
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior
What is your class standing?
Total
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
freshmen sophmore junior senior
yes
no
not sure
Cross Tabulation 5Cross Tabulation 5Have you ever taken an online/hybrid course? * What is your class standing? Crosstabulation
Count
2 7 8 7 24
124 68 49 35 276
126 75 57 42 300
Yes
No
Have you ever taken anonline/hybrid course?
Total
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior
What is your class standing?
Total
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
freshmen sophomore junior senior
yesno
Cross Tabulation 6Cross Tabulation 6What percentage of a specific course would be acceptable online to you? * What is your
class standing? Crosstabulation
Count
18 16 10 4 48
8 6 5 9 28
26 18 10 14 68
32 11 10 5 58
16 2 9 3 30
26 22 13 7 68
126 75 57 42 300
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
What percentageof a specificcourse would beacceptable onlineto you?
Total
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior
What is your class standing?
Total
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
freshmen sophomore junior senior
0%10%20%30%40%50%
LimitationsLimitations
•Money
•Time
•Lack of knowledge with SPSS software
•Respondents willingness to participate
Conclusions and Conclusions and RecommendationsRecommendations
Online/hybrid courses would be successful at Franklin Pierce College. We Recommend the FPC Faculty, Staff, and Administration take an active role to facilitate the birth of Online/hybrid courses at Franklin Pierce.
Thank you for attentionThank you for attention
Are there any questions?
