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Choi, Min Suk – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities are causing substantial financial losses for governments and organizations all over the world. Cybersecurity criminals are stealing more than one billion dollars from banks every year by exploiting vulnerabilities caused by bank users' computer misuse. Cybersecurity breaches are threatening the common…
Descriptors: Public Agencies, Computer Security, Self Efficacy, Computer Use
Henson, Amy Renee – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this research was to determine the extent that computer-related factors affect the success of nontraditional college students. Since nontraditional students typically have fewer skills than traditionally-aged students, they may be less efficacious regarding their ability to use technology. Unfortunately, such reduced confidence may…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Nontraditional Students, Computer Literacy, Online Searching
Perry, Kimberly A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to analyze the use of a course management system in relation to faculty characteristics and instructional environments at a rural community college in California. The use of the course management system, Blackboard, was the technology studied. This study used a nonexperimental quantitative ex post facto research…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Teacher Characteristics
Xiong, Hui – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The current study employed a secondary statistical analysis on the 2007 National Study on Nontraditional Students Survey data to investigate whether personal characteristics, student perceived stressors, and social support could predict academic performance of nontraditional students enrolled in three different learning environments in terms of…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Employment Level, Grade Point Average, Distance Education