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    Appropriate Technology Based Information System for Distance Education in the Ethiopian Civil Serice College
    (Addis Ababa University, 2000-05) Kebede Gizachew; Schibeshi Ayalew (PhD); Lamenew Workshet (PhD)
    These days when, there are cos t and access crises in on-campus education , it is not wise to continue with only on -campus education. However, distance education without technologies that reduces the time and distance limitations is likely to suffer a lot. . Therefore, this study, after so me literature review, questiolll1aire survey and discussion with users and management body of the Ethiopian Civil Service College, and analysis of different documents, a Web technology based distance education is proposed . The technology was selected by first narrowing the candidate techno logiest to interactive technologies (those that let bi -directional flow of information) and then selecting one by evaluating the two can dilate technologies : videoconferencing and Web and put Web as dominant teleology to be used in distance education Based on the requirement analysis made this study proposed a Web based in formation system and designed a framework for such a system which would enable the users to meet their ne eds. A Web based prototype, based on the framework , was also develop ed. The system development steps employed are analysis (analysis of anticipated problems, and activities, information need in the distance education, analysis of critical components), planning (listing goals, deciding how to perform and prioritizing) and designing the structure of the Web based system. The prototype was developed mainly using a tool called Visual Inter Dev