Global Journal of Information Technology: Emerging Technologies

From the Editor

Dogan İbrahim — 2016-06-01

Message from Editor

Dear Readers,

It is the great honor for us to publish sixth volume, second issue of Global Journal of Information Technology: Emerging Technologies (GJIT). Global Journal of Information Technology: Emerging Technologies seeks to encourage academically robust papers, research, critical reviews and opinions on the organizational, social and management issues associated with significant information-based technologies.

GJIT focuses on contemporary research addressing Information Technology including emerging technologies, strategy, change, infrastructure, human resources, sourcing, system development and implementation, communications, technology developments, technology futures, national policies and standards. The journal also publishes articles that advance our understanding and application of research approaches and methods covering information technology, its evolution and future prospects. It is intended to be a multi-disciplinary international journal aimed at revealing results of research on information technology.

Ethical perception of information technologies, flight tests and flight data analysis and efficiency of virtual classes used in distance education topics have been included into this issue. The topics of the next issue will be different. You can make sure that we will be trying to serve you with our journal with a rich knowledge in which different kinds of topics are discussed in 2016 Volume.

A total number of eight (8) manuscripts were submitted for this issue and each paper has been subjected to double-blind peer review process by the reviewers specialized in the related field. At the end of the review process, a total number of three (3) high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication.

We present many thanks to all the contributors who helped us to publish this issue.

Best regards,

Prof. Dr. Adem Karahoca

Editor – in Chief

Ethical Perception of Information Technologies at Computer Science Faculties

Blerta Prevalla — 2016-06-01

In recent years Information Technologies (IT) are increasingly becoming an integral part of the everyday activities of all strata of human society. Their role is undeniable, primarily in the sphere of education and professionalism, as well as in providing benefits for the whole human society. But anyway, it should not leave aside the possibility of misuse of Information Technologies by individuals, which can grow from improper behavior up to cybercrime. In fact, the human society faces new challenges and with crisis in perception and in particular conditioned by the rapid development of computer science and information technologies.

In this context, based on the fact that education represents a fundamental component of ethical education of the Information Technologies users, a case study was carried out by Research Centre of the Computer Science Faculty at AAB University in Kosovo. The primary purpose of the research has been finding the real situation regarding the ethical perceptions of students, as a massive category of Information Technologies user’s and resulting conclusions for further cooperation in support of ethical use of Information Technologies.

Keywords: Information Technologies; Ethics; Education; Computer Science;

Flight tests and flight data analysis - teaching aerospace engineering students

Grzegorz Kopecki — 2016-06-01

The ability to carry out in-flight tests and to analyse the flight data registered is, in the case of aerospace engineering students, a vital aspect of education. Since aircraft flight tests are very expensive, frequently the funds allocated to them in the process of education are insufficient. The aim of this article is to present a relatively low-cost method of training students to carry out flight tests and to analyse flight data. The method relies on three consecutive steps. At first, simulation tests relying on the mathematical model of an aircraft are carried out. During these simulations, students analyse aircraft behaviour. Next, flight data registered during previously held in-flight tests are analysed. Finally, flight tests are performed by students. As a result, having mastered the ability to analyse real flight data, the students trained will become high-class specialists being able to conduct flight tests and analyse flight data.

Determination of teacher candidates’ opinions about the efficiency of virtual classes used in distance education

Hafize Keser — 2016-06-01

This study was aimed to determine the teacher candidates’ opinions about the efficiency of virtual classes. 173 voluntary teacher candidates who receive distance education at Near East University participated in this research. This research was conducted in the spring semester of 2014-2015 academic year. The results of 5-point Likert-type Scale which was developed by the researchers were analyzed with SPSS program. When the results of the research were analyzed, it was revealed that teacher candidates who receive distance education reported that, virtual classes are effective in learning, being in the virtual classes at the same time with their teachers increase the students’ interests in the lecture, the materials used in the lectures are more effective for students to understand the subject, the students get opinions from their classmates by making their presentations through file sharing in virtual class setting and this leads to a significant contribution to their learning.

Keywords: distance learning, virtual classroom, bigbluebutton