TY - GEN
T1 - Information Communication Technology in Hospitality Education
T2 - 6th IEEE International Conference on MOOCS Innovation and Technology In Education, MITE 2018
AU - Raghavendra, G.
AU - Seal, Partho Pratim
AU - Piramanayagam, Senthilkumaran
AU - Behera, Yashna
AU - Pillai, Rahul
PY - 2018/11
Y1 - 2018/11
N2 - Hospitality, an information-intensive industry cannot be left behind without the use of ICT. Learners' familiarity with the industry-relevant IT concepts is essential for the graduates of hospitality when they are embarking into an industry. ICT has changed the way how the teacher and learners interact with each other. Successful integration of ICT in teaching depends upon learners' attitude towards innovation. The study aimed to analyse the students' usage pattern and their attitude towards ICT in hospitality education. The participants of the study were the students of hospitality education program, who have been enrolled for a four-year undergraduate hospitality management program in a private university, located in Karnataka, India. An online survey was conducted to collect the data from the students. The findings of the study revealed that most frequently used ICT tool by hospitality students in learning are e-mail systems, presentation programs, and the word processing programs. There is a difference in the attitude of male and female respondents on the usage of ICT in hospitality education. The finding also shows that hospitality students have a strong preference towards the usage of ICT in their learning.
AB - Hospitality, an information-intensive industry cannot be left behind without the use of ICT. Learners' familiarity with the industry-relevant IT concepts is essential for the graduates of hospitality when they are embarking into an industry. ICT has changed the way how the teacher and learners interact with each other. Successful integration of ICT in teaching depends upon learners' attitude towards innovation. The study aimed to analyse the students' usage pattern and their attitude towards ICT in hospitality education. The participants of the study were the students of hospitality education program, who have been enrolled for a four-year undergraduate hospitality management program in a private university, located in Karnataka, India. An online survey was conducted to collect the data from the students. The findings of the study revealed that most frequently used ICT tool by hospitality students in learning are e-mail systems, presentation programs, and the word processing programs. There is a difference in the attitude of male and female respondents on the usage of ICT in hospitality education. The finding also shows that hospitality students have a strong preference towards the usage of ICT in their learning.
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U2 - 10.1109/MITE.2018.8746923
DO - 10.1109/MITE.2018.8746923
M3 - Conference contribution
T3 - Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Conference on MOOCS Innovation and Technology In Education, MITE 2018
SP - 74
EP - 78
BT - Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Conference on MOOCS Innovation and Technology In Education, MITE 2018
A2 - Garg, Deepak
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 29 November 2018 through 30 November 2018
ER -