Correlation between student activities and on-line discussion

Zagreb School of Economics & Management (ZSEM) is one of the few higher education institutions in Croatia that systematically uses e-learning in teaching. Systematically means that all courses are developed in eelarning form and that among all courses is used the same LMS (Learning Management System). At ZSEM there are currently enrolled around 1100 students, and it has developed around 100 different e-learning courses. Discussions are very important part of each e-learning system. In this paper we will analyze the online discussion in the framework of the course Information and communications technologies, that are taking place in 1st semester. Especially, we will analyze the impact of closed discussions on the final grade of the student and see whether there is correlation among closed discussion and other Syllabuss parts as well as with the basic parts of e-learning systems such as quiz activity, calendar, mail or other sites.