Work in progress: Examination of student experiences in immersive vs. traditional group projects

I Bojanova - 2012 Frontiers in Education Conference …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Group projects are essential for graduate level programs. This paper presents a study on
student experiences from immersive and traditional online group projects. The study …

Work in progress-Design and creation of longitudinal assessment study on the effectiveness of engagement

SS Wilson, ME Cambron - 2009 39th IEEE Frontiers in …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An emphasis of Western Kentucky University is student engagement which is defined in a
variety of ways by different groups across campus. The Department of Engineering at WKU …

Introducing an external mentor in an international Open Ended Group Project

Å Cajander, T Clear, M Daniels - 2009 39th IEEE Frontiers in …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An International Open Ended Group Project collaboration has been running for several
years and the very nature of the setting inspires constant reflection and adjustments. These …

The learner experience of student-led international group project work in software engineering

R McDermott, J Bass… - 2014 IEEE Frontiers in …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Software development has become increasingly globalized because of technological
innovation, the evolution of work and business processes, as well as prevailing educational …

Task choice, group dynamics and learning goals: Understanding student activities in teams

L Hirshfield, D Chachra - 2015 IEEE Frontiers in Education …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work-in-progress research paper, we explore the task choice of students in first-year,
team-based engineering design project courses, with the goal of gaining insight on how to …

Assessing the impact of faculty advising and mentoring in a project-based learning environment on student learning outcomes, persistence in engineering and post …

M Raber, S Amato-Henderson… - 2011 Frontiers in …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In 2000, we introduced an undergraduate engineering curricular option to serve as an
alternative to the traditional two-semester senior capstone experience, and intended to …

Academics' experience of teaching Open Ended Group Projects: A phenomenographic study

M Voogt, CS Chen, N Thota - 2016 IEEE Frontiers in Education …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An Open Ended Group Project (OEGP) is a distinguishable pedagogical tool, used by
teachers in computing, engineering, and information technology courses. The tool …

Teaching project management using a real-world group project

L Collingbourne, WKG Seah - 2015 IEEE Frontiers in Education …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is well established that an effective pedagogy for project management requires students to
get real-world experience. The challenge in providing this when teaching undergraduate …

Work in progress: En route to lifelong learning? Academic motivations, goal orientations, and learning conceptions of entering first-year engineering students

J Stolk, R Martello, T Lobe, B Taratutin… - 2012 Frontiers in …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Although lifelong learning is among the most critical skills required of today's engineering
graduates, the complex processes through which individuals develop the attitudes, beliefs …

Work in progress: Out-of-class learning: Shaping perception of learning and building knowledge of IT professions

HJ Kam, G Gogolin - 2012 Frontiers in Education Conference …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Freshman and sophomore college students, who have just begun their academic careers in
Computer Science, are challenged by difficult courses while having little insight about the …