From Researching Virtual Initiatives in Education
This is the table of Key Success Factors created for the IAC meeting at the ICDE Conference, Maastricht, June 2009.
A key success factor is a factor whose presence is necessary for an organisation to fulfil its mission, for some subset of virtual campuses - such as National initiatives. In other words, it is a critical success factor across that subset.
table of Key Success Factors with indication of which types of virtual campus they apply to
| Code |
Factor name |
Critical Success Factor (level 5 statement) |
Consortia |
National initiatives |
Newly created institutions |
Evolution of existing institutions |
For-profits |
Public institutions
|
| R24
|
Collaboration for e-Learning
|
The institution has a reasoned approach to collaboration at various levels to gain additional benefit from sharing e-learning material, methodologies and systems.
|
X
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
| R25
|
Brand Management
|
The institution has a reasoned approach to managing its brand
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
| R32
|
Worldware for Students
|
Students can on the whole make use of widely-used hardware and software thus minimising cost and support issues
|
|
X
|
|
X
|
|
|
| R34
|
Recruitment of Staff
|
The institution has effective processes designed to attract, for appropriate roles, employees enthusiastic about e-learning
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
| R36
|
Pricing
|
The institution has effective processes which ensure that the price of its courses are competitive yet sustainable.
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
maybe
|
| R37
|
Innovation Management
|
The institution has a balanced approach to encouraging innovation and innovators within the constraints of delivering effective services attractive to students.
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
| R41
|
Consortia No-Compete
|
The consortium has taken steps to ensure that issues of competing with its members are resolved
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
| R42
|
Consortia Roles Definition
|
Each member of the consortium has a reasoned, evidenced and documented approach to collaboration with partners.
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
| R43
|
Consortia Role Implementation
|
Each member of the consortium implements the collaboration role it agreed with its partners.
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
| R55
|
Foresight
|
Both look-ahead and lab, working in concert; at least one of these should be a sector leader.
|
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
| R56
|
Selling
|
Widespread skill in selling e-learning and the theory to support the skills.
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
maybe
|
| R59
|
Competitor Research
|
The institution has processes to carefully analyse the relationship of each proposed e-learning offering to existing providers and stakeholders.
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
maybe
|
| R82
|
Dissemination Internal
|
A systematic managed process of internal dissemination of good practice in e-learning aspects of courses is in place.
|
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
| R99
|
Organisational Learning
|
Institution is a learning organisation on all core aspects of e-learning.
|
|
|
|
|
X
|
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