The effects of using the agile methodology as an instructional format for software development courses

2021 ◽  
pp. 095042222110586
Author(s):  
Laura Poe ◽  
Lionel Mew
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Programming Languages ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Instructional Format ◽  
Agile Methodology ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Programs ◽  
Development Course

The objective of traditional software development courses focuses on competencies in the programming languages and technical tools. Project methodologies and software development are typically taught as theory-driven and separate courses in Information Systems undergraduate programs. Rather than teaching project methodologies as secondary to the learning phase of software development, these methodologies can be actively incorporated into the software development course, applying the theoretical concepts in the classroom with the same tools used in the industry for product development. This research evaluates the effects of instituting the project methodology Agile as an active learning, instructional tool for a low-code software development course using the Mendix platform to give students hands-on learning of Agile while increasing their expertise in software development. The use of Agile in an instructional pedagogical approach enhanced student learning and prepared students with skills directly applicable in the industry. Future research could be applied to measure the Agile methodology as an instructional format for technical courses other than software development.

scholarly journals AN OPEN-ENDED DESIGN-BASED LAB EXERCISE FOR A FIRST THERMOFLUIDS COURSE

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Hastie ◽  
Jan Haelssig
Keyword(s):  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Work Skills ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Design Project ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
The Many

The Thermo-Fluid Engineering I course provides all first-semester second-year engineering students at Dalhousie University with a basic introduction to thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. In the past three years, we have used a combination of six traditional laboratory exercises and a short four-week design project to provide students with hands-on learning experiences in this course. In general, these projects have been well-received by students as a welcome break from the many abstract theoretical concepts that are normally associated with introductory thermodynamics. However, two of the continuing challenges with these projects have been the students’ limited engineering design experience and the availability of time to perform a design project. To address these challenges, in the fall 2015 offering of Thermo-Fluid Engineering I, the four-week design project was replaced by an open-ended design-based lab exercise.The open-ended lab exercise required groups of students to develop specific laboratory experiments related to thermodynamics and fluid dynamics, given a limited quantity of resources. While the focus shifted away from a traditional short design project, the open-ended lab exercise continues to allow students to develop their creative thinking, critical analysis, hands-on, communication, and team work skills, which was the primary purpose of the short design projects in the first place.

scholarly journals The Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences of EFL College Students in Kuwait

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sulaiman Alrabah ◽  
Shu-hua Wu ◽  
Abdullah M. Alotaibi
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Multiple Intelligences ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Visual Learning ◽  
Future Research ◽  
College Level ◽  
English As Foreign Language ◽  
College Of Basic Education ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning

The study aimed to investigate the learning styles and multiple intelligences of English as foreign language (EFL) college-level students. “Convenience sampling” (Patton, 2015) was used to collect data from a population of 250 students enrolled in seven different academic departments at the College of Basic Education in Kuwait. The data elicitation instrument was derived from two standardized surveys: one on learning styles (Oxford, 1998) and one on multiple intelligences (Christison, 1998). Data collection utilized the Google Forms interface to facilitate participants’ access and responses to survey items through their mobile phones. Data analysis identified the participants’ general learning styles and multiple intelligences. The Microsoft Excel software program was used by the researchers to generate means, percentages, ranks, and standard deviations. Results indicated that while the participants’ dominant learning styles were global, extroverted, hands-on, and visual, their dominant multiple intelligences were interpersonal, visual, and kinesthetic. Implications for pedagogy included recommendations to accommodate students’ visual learning styles and multiple intelligences through the use of visual stimuli like PowerPoint presentations, charts, and graphs. In order to accommodate students’ extraverted and hands on learning styles as well as their interpersonal and kinesthetic intelligences, the researchers recommended the use of group activities such as role plays, simulations, and debates. Implications for future research included conducting learning styles and multiple intelligences studies in other colleges in Kuwait.

scholarly journals Desarrollo de un sistema de información para la eficiente gestión de sustancias químicas con base en la Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-018-STPS-2015

2019 ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
Raquel Arciga-Pedraza ◽  
Elmer Colin-Alcantar ◽  
Brenda Juarez-Santiago ◽  
Edson Jair Lizardi-Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Software Development ◽  
Programming Languages ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Chemical Substances ◽  
Development Stages ◽  
Agile Methodology ◽  
Del Rio ◽  
Technological University ◽  
Html 5 ◽  
Web Platform

The technologies of the information nowadays are essential in the development of our daily life. They have been reflected in various activities and serve the purpose of integrating various branches of science. Having this in mind, the development team achieved to identify that in the division of chemistry at the technological university of San Juan del Rio, there was the necessity to have a web platform to consult the substances that are in storage. And also provide a tool for the implementation of the official Mexican norm NOM-018-STPS-2015 which has the purpose of identifying the dangers and risks of dangerous chemical substances through the use of pictograms. The software development stages were implemented using XP (Xtreme Programming) being that it’s an agile methodology and it allows to prioritize tasks according to the client’s requirements, using the programming languages PHP 7, MySQL and HTML 5. The acquired result was a web system with the modules of queries, substances information, which was used by students of chemistry engineering who evaluated the platform via a survey, and accomplished a 75% of satisfaction.

Hands-on Learning in the Medical Education Curriculum for Middle Grade Students

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiro FUJIMOTO ◽  
Atsushi KUROSAWA ◽  
Akihiro SUZUKI ◽  
Satoshi FUJITA ◽  
Hiroshi IWASAKI
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Middle Grade ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
Middle Grade Students ◽  
Medical Education Curriculum

An Open Source Solution for “Hands-on” teaching of PET/CT to Medical Students under the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Biermann ◽  
Salim Kanoun ◽  
Trond Davidsen ◽  
Robert Gray
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Technical Challenge ◽  
Course Work ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
Central Image ◽  
The University

Abstract Aims Since 2017, medical students at the University of Bergen were taught PET/CT “hands-on” by viewing PET/CT cases in native format on diagnostic workstations in the hospital. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students were barred access. This prompted us to launch and evaluate a new freeware PET/CT viewing system hosted in the university network. Methods We asked our students to install the multiplatform Fiji viewer with Beth Israel PET/CT plugin (http://petctviewer.org) on their personal computers and connect to a central image database in the university network based on the public domain orthanc server (https://orthanc-server.com). At the end of course, we conducted an anonymous student survey. Results The new system was online within eight days, including regulatory approval. All 76 students (100 %) in the fifth year completed their course work, reading five anonymized PET/CT cases as planned. 41 (53 %) students answered the survey. Fiji was challenging to install with a mean score of 1.8 on a 5-point Likert scale (5 = easy, 1 = difficult). Fiji was more difficult to use (score 3.0) than the previously used diagnostic workstations in the hospital (score 4.1; p < 0.001, paired t-test). Despite the technical challenge, 47 % of students reported having learnt much (scores 4 and 5); only 11 % were negative (scores 1 and 2). 51 % found the PET/CT tasks engaging (scores 4 and 5) while 20 % and 5 % returned scores 2 and 1, respectively. Conclusion Despite the initial technical challenge, “hands-on” learning of PET/CT based on the freeware Fiji/orthanc PET/CT-viewer was associated with a high degree of student satisfaction. We plan to continue running the system to give students permanent access to PET/CT cases in native format regardless of time or location.

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