Supporting the design and development of Project Based Learning courses

The use of Project Based Learning has spread widely over the last decades, not only throughout countries but also among disciplines. One of the most significant characteristics of this methodology is the use of ill-structured problems as central activity during the course, which represents an import...

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Main Authors: Garcia Martin, Javier, Lopez Lopez, Carlos, Perez Martinez, Jorge E.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Calendars
Collaboration
Computer Support
Computers
Context
LCT
LU-Structured
Operating systems
Organizations
Problem Based Learning
Project Based Learning
Servers
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Summary:The use of Project Based Learning has spread widely over the last decades, not only throughout countries but also among disciplines. One of the most significant characteristics of this methodology is the use of ill-structured problems as central activity during the course, which represents an important difficulty for both teachers and students. This work presents a model, supported by a tool, focused on helping teachers and students in Project Based Learning, overcoming these difficulties. Firstly, teachers are guided in designing the project following the main principles of this methodology. Once the project has been specified at the desired level of depth, the same tool helps students to finish the project specification and organize the implementation. Collaborative work among different users is allowed in both phases. This tool has been satisfactorily tested designing two real projects used in Computer Engineering and Software Engineering degrees.
ISSN:0190-5848
2377-634X
DOI:10.1109/FIE.2014.7044388