EVALUATION OF E-CMS USING TAM: FOCUSING ON LECTURER ACCEPTANCE
Main Authors: | Hatane, Saarce Elsye, TANGKE, NATALIA |
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Format: | Article PeerReviewed application/pdf |
Terbitan: |
, 2011
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Online Access: |
https://repository.petra.ac.id/16056/1/Publikasi1_04027_534.pdf https://repository.petra.ac.id/16056/ |
Daftar Isi:
- Characteristic of modern academic institutions is the utilization of information technology (IT) in the educational activities, including implementation of electronic course management systems (e-CMS). It provides various roles that support institutions staffs to achieve effective and efficient way of teaching. There are several factors that affect e-CMSâ€TM implementation, for instance support from university, the characteristics of the specific e-CMS application, and the acceptance of users. The acceptance of lecturers as one of e-CMSâ€TM main user is critical to determine the acceleration of the e-CMS implementation. The objective of this paper is to evaluate e-CMS implementation in PCU by focusing on lecturersâ€TM acceptance of e-CMS. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) framework was utilized for the evaluation process. The study found that perceived usefulness is the major concern of Petra Christian Universityâ€TMs (PCU) lecturers in their attitude and acceptance to use e-CMS. The Partial Least Squares (PLS) analysis is employed to analyze the structural model in this research.