Research Methods in E-Learning Systems: Perspectives on Design, Development, Assessment and Analysis Perspectives on Design, Development, Assessment and Analysis

Dr. Ifenthaler is a professor at the University of Mannheim, Germany. His research interests focus on the learning-dependent progression of mental models, problem solving, decision-making, situational awareness, and emotions. He developed an automated and computer-based methodology for the assessment and analysis of graphical and natural language representations (SMD Technology), components of course management software and educational simulation games (DIVOSA, SEsim). He is also interested in the development of educational software and learning management systems (LMS). Pedro Isaías is a professor at the Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University) in Lisbon, Portugal, responsible for several courses and director of the master degree program in Electronic Commerce and Internet since its start in 2003. He is co-founder and president of IADIS - International Association for Development of the Information Society, a scientific non-profit association. He holds a PhD in Information Management (in the speciality of information and decision systems) from the New University of Lisbon.