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The undergraduate degree in Business Administration aims to give a comprehensive view on the functioning of businesses, preparing students to work in administrative or management tasks. The objective of this study is to see how the use of technology can help teaching the IT itself to Business Administration students and to verify the expected gains for their professional lives. IT is increasingly present in our private, social or professional life, and these students -- digital natives -- seem to have a natural ability in the use of digital technology. This paper discusses the importance of IT in the teaching-learning process, it examines some academic and technological risks arising from these practices and reports as a case study an experience by the author in the subject. It concludes that the use of technology can bring gains in knowledge, but the risks must be measured and minimized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Distance Learning requires a transmission system and teaching strategies appropriate to the different technologies used. The didactic strategy of distance learning means choosing methods and structured instructional means to produce effective learning. The objective of this paper is to present reflections on distance learning and information and communication technology (ICT) in education, as well as provide an exploratory research to better define the problem, to improve the understanding of distance learning and the use of ICT's. In the exploratory research, with nonprobability sampling, data were obtained through a semi-structured questionnaire, developed electronically. Distance learning provides individuals with training and re-training. However, it is necessary to create conditions to improve communication between students, students and tutors, and students and teachers in the learning environment as demonstrated in table 3, and the media, as demonstrated in Table 4. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper seeks to investigate the relationship between human development and education. We particularly try to empirically investigate the effect of human development, measured by the Human Development Index (HDI) of PNUD (Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo), on the rate of return to education on federal level. Finally, we will discuss some public policy implications for Brazil based on the statistical evidences found. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]