Proposal for

ELearning for Bachelor of Science in

Information Technology major in Programming Course

Alex C. Bacalla
Jenny May T. Cinco
On behalf of
The Computer Studies and Information
Technology Department,
SLSU Main

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I - Introduction

The program attempts to overcome “barriers that result from geographical

isolation, personal or work commitments or conventional course structures.” (Article
II, Section 6, R.A. 7722 otherwise known as the Higher Education Act of 1994 and
Article II, Section 6, CHED Memorandum Order no. 35 s. 2000)

“Knowledge is not information to be delivered at one end, and encoded,

memorized, retrieved, and applied at the other end. Instead, knowledge is experience
that is acquired through interaction with the world, people and things.” - Jean Piaget

II - Project Background and Need

For many years, the traditional type of information delivery in the Philippines
was centered on the teacher, who spoon-feeds the students which concepts to learn
and directs them where to look for additional information on these concepts. During
those years, teachers centered their academic activities on teaching their students
what to learn, where to look, and how to learn.

Much of it has changed nowadays. Access to the Internet is easily available

through the proliferation of Internet-equipped school libraries, home PC Internet
subscription, and Internet cafes. Teachers have discovered that students prefer
multimedia-supported lectures and web-based activities. Teaching styles have
blossomed into a mixture of traditional and distance education teaching techniques.
Today, learning focuses on faculty-facilitated and student-centered activities. The
teacher is now merely a facilitator of knowledge and a guide to the students who have
the freedom to explore different avenues of information to supplement their learning.

ELearning comes from using information communications technology (ICT)

to broaden educational opportunity and help students develop the skills they need to
thrive in the 21st century. An emerging body of evidence suggests that eLearning can
deliver substantial positive effects:

• Students are more engaged and able to develop 21st century skills.
• Teachers have a more positive attitude toward their work and are able to
provide more personalized learning.
• Family interaction and parental involvement may increase.
• Communities benefit from bridging the digital divide. Economically
disadvantaged students and children with disabilities benefit particularly.
• Economic progress can result from direct job creation in the technology
industry as well as from developing a better educated workforce.
• Recent problems experienced by the university in relation to room
assignments and conflicts will be solved.

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III - Scope

The BS Information Technology major in Programming eLearning program

will be offered in parallel with existing conventional mode of delivery (face to face).
It will conform the approved curriculum as prescribe by CHED and follow the
policies and guidelines as reflected in university handbook.

IV - Curriculum and Materials

The development of eLearning serves as a new tool or strategy in teaching

specified subjects of Information Technology major in Programming (Refer to
Table1.0). Thus, it will still follow the existing curriculum of the program. Syllabus
utilized by the university in teaching these subjects will be used and will serve as
basis in the eLearning content.

The existing teaching materials used by the teachers’ concerned will be

utilized however this will be uploaded to the eLearning platform so as to ensue it as
online courseware. Furthermore, web-based materials suited for the subjects in the
course will be made available for the students. And the Instructors that will be
handling eLearning subjects will be trained to use the Moodle platform.

Additional multimedia materials and equipment will be purchased to expand

the number of subjects and courses to be offered.

Table 1.0. List of IT subjects for eLearning strategy

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V-
IT Subjects Web-based Materials
Essential Training 2007
IT101 IT Fundamentals
(Word,Excel,Powerpoint)
Essential Training 2007
IT101L IT Fundamentals
(Word,Excel,Powerpoint)
IT102 Programming 1 C# Essential Training
IT102L Programming 1 C# Essential Training
MS Visual Basic 2008 /
IT103 Programming 2
Fundamentals of Programming
MS Visual Basic 2008 /
IT103L Programming 2
Fundamentals of Programming
Java Essential Training /
Object Oriented
IT211 Building Android and IOS Apps with
Programming
Dreamweaver
Java Essential Training /
Object Oriented
IT211L Building Android and IOS Apps with
Programming
Dreamweaver
IT201 Accounting Principles Accounting eBooks
SQL Server 2008 Essential Training
IT212 Database Management 1
MySQL Essential Training
SQL Server 2008 Essential Training
IT212L Database Management 1
MySQL Essential Training
XHTM and HTML Essential Training /
IT214 Web Development
Jquery- Essential Training
XHTM and HTML Essential Training /
IT214L Web Development
Jquery- Essential Training
Filemaker 11 Tutorial / PHP with MzSQL
IT213 Database Management 2
Essentials Training / FileMaker Pro 11
Filemaker 11 Tutorial / PHP with MzSQL
IT213L Database Management 2
Essentials Training / FileMaker Pro 11
Mobile Web Design and Development
IT301 Elective 1
Fundamentals
Mobile Web Design and Development
IT301L Elective 1
Fundamentals
Photoshop CS5 – Essential Training /
IT215 Multimedia Systems
Flash CS3 Professional
Photoshop CS5 – Essential Training /
IT215L Multimedia Systems
Flash CS3 Professional
IT 105 Computer Organization
IT 105L Computer Organization
IT202 Operating System
Systems Analysis and
IT204
Designs
Systems Analysis and
IT204L
Designs
IT205 Software Engineering
IT205L Software Engineering
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Delivery Mode and Strategies

V.A – Mode of Delivery

The mode of the delivery will be blended (face to face and online) hence incur
an online classroom setup using Moodle platform. CSIT department has the
technology and the platform ready for this.

A.1 The Moodle Platform

Moodle has several features considered typical of an e-learning platform, plus

some original innovations like its filtering system. It is very similar to a learning
management system. Moodle can be used in many types of environments such as in
education, training and development, and business settings.

Some typical features of Moodle are:

 Assignment submission
 Discussion forum
 Files download
 Grading
 Moodle instant messages
 Online calendar
 Online news and announcement (College and course level)
 Online quiz
 Wiki
 Log file

We can also extend Moodle's modular construction by creating plugins for

specific new functionality. Its infrastructure supports many types of plug-ins:

 Activities including word and math games

 Resource types
 Question types such as multiple choice, true and false, fill in the blank, etc.
 Data field types for the database activity
 Graphical themes
 Authentication methods which can require username and password
accessibility
 Enrollment methods
 Content filters

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 A.1 The Procedure

The enrolled students of the eLearning subjects must be informed and oriented
by the teacher with the Moodle platform and its processes on the first meeting. A
Moodle account must be created which will be used by the students as a unique
identification in the platform. This account can be created by the teacher or by the
student itself depending on the agreement set by the two parties. Students account
must be unique and controlled by the teacher while the students must also secure their
account for safety purposes. The login of the students to the platform is not limited,
they can access to the platform anytime provided that a login is made on the defined
schedule set by the university per week.
Upon login the students can view the profile page as well as the page where
the instructor had set up the online classroom. This is where the task and subject
requirements can be viewed, downloaded and uploaded by the students. Students can
wrestle with and explore through and with the help of activities, resources in a course.
For example, open a forum discussion with a provocative question, start a wiki where
groups collaboratively build a solution and more. However the downloading and
uploading of files is controlled by the teacher of the subject.
Interaction and communication among the students are possible in many ways
that are available. Some examples include Forum where student can extend
conversations over time, Messages for private channels, Chat for synchronous
conversations, and Comments for quick notices and remarks. Exchange of feedback
with assignment, comments to blog and posts are possible.
In the eLearning environment teacher can make files and folders available to
the course participants therefore collection of resources especially Databases and
importing or linking resources to and from external repositories or portfolios are
possible.

V- B. Admission

The admission of students to the subjects with eLearning shall conform to the
existing guidelines stipulated in the university guidelines. Upon enrollment, the
Department Head of the Computer Studies and Information Technology (CSIT) or
any assigned CSIT faculty shall include in the interview of the students’ applicant, the
consideration of internet connectivity of the applicant’s location. Internet connectivity
in student’s location does not limit to the place where the applicant resides. The
availability of internet café in the vicinity, the university internet café as well as the
availability of wifi connection (for laptops and mobiles) of the CSIT Department will
also be considered.

V -C. Schedule of Classes

The time and schedule allotted to the subjects in the conventional method
within a semester will remain the same in the eLearning application only that the

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 classes will be online. Nevertheless, a face to face meeting shall be considered and
defined as follows:

1. Once a month – This meeting shall plainly be specified by the teacher as to

what specific week of the month should the meeting will happen.
2. Mid-term and Final examination – This meeting shall follow the approved
schedule set by the university. Months having the Mid-term and Final
examination schedule will no longer have another meeting within the
month in relation to item number 1.

V –D. Class Attendance

Class attendance guidelines arranged by the university will be followed where

students are obliged to attend classes at the specified time and schedule per week.
Conversely, attendance of the students will be checked in a distant environment
through the platform. Teachers of the eLearning subjects can check the attendance of
the students through a log file which is a built-in feature of Moodle for this purpose.
With log file, teacher can review the log in time of the student within the scheduled
date following on the approved schedule given by the university. For the purpose of
accomplishing the required class interaction, the teacher can perform manual
checking of attendance basing on the log-in status (online) of the students at the
specified schedule given by the university.

As for the teachers’ attendance during classes, the log file feature of the
Moodle can be used to checked whether the teacher has conducted an online class
with the specified schedule.

V-E. Grading System

The approved grading system being followed by the university will mainly be
considered

Academic Subjects Shop work/Laboratory

1. Class Standing – 60% 1. Class Standing - 40%

a. Quizzes a. Quizzes
b. Oral b.Entrepreneural
participation activities
c. Projects c. Project
d. Assignments d. Recitation

2. Term Examination – 40% 2. Term Exam - 60%

TOTAL 100% TOTAL 100%

The oral participation and recitation will be done during the face to face
meeting every month. As well as projects and other requirements that could not be
possibly submitted online will be submitted in the face to face meeting.

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VII - Budgetary Requirements

Particulars Cost Total Cost

Supplies and Materials 46,920.00
- for existing materials to be converted to online 17,000.00
courseware
- Documentation 16,660.00
- Manuals and workbooks 13,260.00

Additional online course materials for the subjects 20,400.00 20,400.00

CD’s for 680.00

- IT105 & IT105L Computer Organization 200.00
- IT202 Operating System 160.00
- IT204 & IT204L Systems Analysis and 160.00
Designs 160.00
- IT205 & IT205L Software Engineering
Trainings for eLearning Teachers (20 Teachers) 12,000.00 12,000.00
Additional Software for Plug-ins 20,000.00 20,000.00
Platform backups and firewalls 50,000.00 50,000.00

TOTAL Php 150,000.00

Prepared by:

ALEX C. BACALLA, MST-CS

Head, CSIT Department

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