?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Critical+success+elements+for+the+design+and+implementation+of+organisational+e-learning&rft.creator=Reynolds%2C+Kristal+Teresa&rft.subject=e-learning%2C+organisational+e-learning%2C+learning+management+system%2C+workplace+learning%2C+adult+learning%2C+learning+and+development%2C+training%2C+organisations%2C+training+evaluation%2C+information+systems%2C+information+systems+evaluation%2C+e-learning+evaluation&rft.subject=success%2C+e-learning+success&rft.description=Organisations+are+engaging+in+e-learning+as+a+mechanism+for+delivering+flexible+learning+to+meet+the+needs+of+individuals+and+organisations.+In+light+of+the+increasing+use+and+organisational+investment+in+e-learning%2C+the+need+for+methods+to+evaluate+the+success+of+its+design+and+implementation+seems+more+important+than+ever.+To+date%2C+developing+a+standard+for+the+evaluation+of+e-learning+appears+to+have+eluded+both+academics+and+practitioners.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+currently+accepted+evaluation+methods+for+e-learning+are+traditional+learning+and+development+models%2C+such+as+Kirkpatrick%E2%80%99s+model+(1976).+Due+to+the+technical+nature+of+e-learning+it+is+important+to+broaden+the+scope+and+consider+other+evaluation+models+or+techniques%2C+such+as+the+DeLone+and+McLean+Information+Success+Model%2C+that+may+be+applicable+to+the+e-learning+domain.+Research+into+the+use+of+e-learning+courses+has+largely+avoided+considering+the+applicability+of+information+systems+research.+Given+this+observation%2C+it+is+reasonable+to+conclude+that+e-learning+implementation+decisions+and+practice+could+be+overlooking+useful+or+additional+viewpoints.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis+research+investigated+how+existing+evaluation+models+apply+in+the+context+of+organisational+e-learning%2C+and+resulted+in+an+Organisational+E-learning+success+Framework%2C+which+identifies+the+critical+elements+for+success+in+an+e-learning+environment.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn+particular+this+thesis+highlights+the+critical+importance+of+three+e-learning+system+creation+elements%3B+system+quality%2C+information+quality%2C+and+support+quality.+These+elements+were+explored+in+depth+and+the+nature+of+each+element+is+described+in+detail.+In+addition%2C+two+further+elements+were+identified+as+factors+integral+to+the+success+of+an+e-learning+system%3B+learner+preferences+and+change+management.%0D%0A%0D%0AOverall%2C+this+research+has+demonstrated+the+need+for+a+holistic+approach+to+e-learning+evaluation.+Furthermore%2C+it+has+shown+that+the+application+of+both+traditional+training+evaluation+approaches+and+the+D%26M+IS+Success+Model+are+appropriate+to+the+organisational+e-learning+context%2C+and+when+combined+can+provide+this+holistic+approach.+Practically%2C+this+thesis+has+reported+the+need+for+organisations+to+consider+evaluation+at+all+stages+of+e-learning+from+design+through+to+implementation.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2012&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F60240%2F1%2FKristal_Reynolds_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Reynolds%2C+Kristal+Teresa+(2012)+Critical+success+elements+for+the+design+and+implementation+of+organisational+e-learning.+Masters+by+Research+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F60240%2F&rft.identifier=QUT+Business+School