
Information technology can enhance the learning process for post secondary students.
Many universities have implemented ubiquitous or required notebook or tablet personal
computing for their students but have not studied the acceptance of the technology by
their student populations. This research examines student acceptance of mobile
computing devices using a modification of the “Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use
of Technology (UTAUT)” recently developed by leading researchers in the technology
acceptance field. The objective of the study is to evaluate students’ acceptance of Tablet
PC (TPC) as a mean to forecast, explain, and improve usage patterns of UTAUT in
alternate contexts. The research contributes to UTAUT’s theoretical validity and
empirical applicability and to the management of information technology (IT) based
initiatives in education.