Study Researchers:
Dr. Mihail Cocosila, e-mail : mihailc@athabascau.ca
Ms. Houda Trabelsi, e-mail: houdat@athabascau.ca
Dr. Glen Farrelly, e-mail: gfarrelly@athabascau.ca
Faculty of Business, Athabasca University
Information and Consent Form
Exploring Online Learning Continuance in the Post COVID-19 Pandemic Era
Research Study
Conditions:
You can participate in this study if you are at least 18 years old, have been a student in a traditional university or college (offering mostly in-person or face-to-face learning before the COVID-19 pandemic) in the period Fall 2019 – Fall 2021, and live in Canada.
Purpose of the Study:
This is a Canada-wide study to investigate students’ opinions on using online learning rather than in-person or face-to-face learning after COVID-19 pandemic.
If you choose to participate, you will be invited to express your opinions through a brief online survey that will take maximum 20 minutes. Alternately, if not willing to participate or if deciding to withdraw anytime before submitting your answer, you can simply close the window of the web browser.
All data collected from this research will be kept in strict confidence and your identity will remain unknown to us. You will not be identified individually in any reports or analyses resulting from this research project. The aggregated data collected through this research will be used to prepare several academic conference presentations and journal articles.
After completing the survey anonymously, if you are interested you can choose to participate in a prize draw for a chance to win one of four Amazon Canada eGift cards of $50 each. The prize draw is optional but to enter you will need to provide your e-mail address in a database separate from the main questionnaire. There is no link between your answers in the main questionnaire and your e-mail address. The prize draw will be conducted on October 31, 2022. As soon as the draw is conducted and the four prizes are e-mailed to the winners, the e-mail database will be deleted.
For further information about this study, you may contact any of the researchers indicated above.
This study has been reviewed by the Athabasca University Research Ethics Board. Should you have any comments or concerns about your participation in this study, please contact the Research Ethics Officer at 780.213.2033 or via email to rebsec@athabascau.ca
Qualifications:
Please check below to verify that you meet the necessary conditions:
- I am 18 years or over;
- I have been a student in a traditional university or college (offering mostly in-person or face-to-face learning before the COVID-19 pandemic) in the period Fall 2019 – Fall 2021;
- I live in Canada;
- I am able to provide my consent.