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dc.contributor.advisorParbanath, Steven-
dc.contributor.authorNyathikazi, Siphamandla Handsomeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-08T07:02:31Z-
dc.date.available2023-06-08T07:02:31Z-
dc.date.issued2022-11-01-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10321/4779-
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master in Information, Communication & Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, 2022.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis research was a case study that sought to explore if the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN) is ready to adopt E-learning as a fully-fledged method of teaching and learning during Covid-19. The advent of the Coronavirus (Alsoud and Harasis 2021) in South Africa was confirmed by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on the 5th of March 2020. Since then, academic institutions at all levels have been grappling with the ways of delivering education in a safe mode that could prevent the spread of the pandemic. This prompted the need for academic institutions to adopt a fully ledged E-learning methodology in teaching and learning. Consequently, the aim of the study was to explore the readiness of the academics to adopt the E-learning methodology. Such readiness was explored through the application of the study objectives that were aimed at academic staff’s satisfaction level with the change, challenges that were experienced by the academic staff during the adoption process, the impact of Elearning on academics’ work and personal lives as well as the improvement of such methodology for the benefit of the institution. The study adopted a mixed method case study design of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected at the same time, analysed separately and the results merged in the summary and discussion of the study findings. The findings of the study revealed that the academic staff of UKZN were ready for the adoption of E-learning as the teaching and learning methodology. However, the study identified limitations in terms of infrastructural problems such as network service providers, as well as the ongoing blackouts limiting access to electricity. The findings of the study can have a significant impact on the strategic teams of the institution where there is a need of reinforcing control measures on the remote assessment of the students during the E-learning examinations. Furthermore, Management of the UKZN can use the results of this study as a springboard to motivating the academics and fine-tuning their approach towards the application of the technology based method of teaching and learning.en_US
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dc.subjectE-learningen_US
dc.subjectTechnology Acceptance Modelen_US
dc.subjectTeaching and learningen_US
dc.subjectE-learning challengesen_US
dc.subjectImpact of e-Learningen_US
dc.subjectAdoption of E-learningen_US
dc.titleThe adoption of E-Learning as a remote teaching and learning methodology in tertiary institutions during Covid-19 : a case study of the University of Kwa-Zulu-Natalen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.levelMen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/4779-
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