The Introduction and Assessment of Three Teaching Tools (WebCT, Mindtrail, EVE) into a Post Graduate Course

Executive Summary This paper discusses the use and assessment of three teaching tools (WebCT, Mindtrail, and EVE) in a postgraduate course. Firstly, the postgraduate course is introduced and the reader is provided with an overview of the course, Information Systems Auditing, an explanation of the manner in which the course was delivered, the cohort attending, the staff teaching the course, and the use of information Technology (IT) in the course. The paper then provides an overview of each of the tools used including their description, rationale, deployment and use in the course. Web CT assisted with supporting delivery of the course and class discussions, Mindtrail helped in the marking and assessment of student assignments, while EVE assisted in the identification and control of plagiarism by students in their assignments.