Higher-Order Learning Outcomes in an Undergraduate IT Project Management Course

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Joseph Budu
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
It Project Management ◽  
It Project ◽  
Higher Order Learning

Achieving higher order learning outcomes may be normal in developed country higher-education institutions, but it may not so for most of those in developing countries with resource poverty which manifests in high student-teacher ratios for instance. Lecturers in developing countries tend to use less student-centered teaching methods which hamper the achievement of higher order learning outcomes. Unfortunately, this issue has been ignored in the general information systems education literature. This article therefore explores the relationship between teaching methods and the achievement of higher order learning outcomes by presenting and evaluating evidence of changes a lecturer made in delivering an undergraduate IT Project Management course over two academic years in a developing country context. Two lessons emerge. First, lecturers in developing country contexts should focus on turning out graduates with higher order thinking skills. Second, such educators should consider using contextually relevant teaching methods that lead to higher learning outcomes.

scholarly journals Soft Skills and IS/IT Project Management: A Case Study of Nepalese IS/IT Professionals

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-63
Author(s):  
Rajib Subba ◽  
Yujesh Maleku ◽  
Bhanu Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Soft Skills ◽  
Team Building ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
It Project Management ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Multicultural Environment ◽  
It Project

There is an increasing focus on managing and executing Information System/Information Technology (IS/IT) projects with geographically and culturally dispersed teams. Best practices, theories, and a body of knowledge on managing projects have been well-established, but there is a limited understanding of Nepal's multi-cultural IS/IT project management dynamics. In this study, we conducted a purposive survey to determine the soft skills that are given significance by the Nepalese IS/IT professionals working in a multicultural environment. The first three preferred essential skills identified by the survey are communication, team building, and leadership skills. In contrast, the respondents perceived trustworthiness and organizational effectiveness as the least essential soft skills for IS/IT projects. Among the emerging soft skills, capacity for analysis and synthesis and critical thinking skills were considered highly essential for IS/IT projects. Work ethic and ability to work in an international context came second and third, respectively. We expect our findings to help Nepali IS/IT project managers understand which soft skills are valued most in their respective workplaces in the various phases of project management.

Excellence in IT Project Management

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 71-84
Author(s):  
Michael Elliott ◽  
Ray Dawson
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Career Paths ◽  
Step Change ◽  
It Project Management ◽  
Technology Learning ◽  
Agile Methodology ◽  
Current Thinking ◽  
It Project ◽  
Personal Skills ◽  
Silver Bullet

With almost thirty years since the start of our quest to find Fred Brooks' magical “Silver Bullet” to slay our productivity horrors, and twenty years since the first Standish report on IT project success and failures, are we getting closer? This paper discusses and challenges current thinking on process improvement initiates to provide answers of how we can significantly improve IT project productivity and consider that to achieve a step change in improvement requires a different approach. Recent Standish research has highlighted the Agile Methodology as being particularly successful for the smaller IT project. However, what specifically is creating this improvement? Is it the process itself or is there something that the process enables? The hypothesis presented is that in order to create the step change improvement in IT project management delivery, we need to significantly improve the inter-personal skills of the whole IT project management team. The revolution for improved productivity will stem from challenging the typical career paths of technology learning to provide a much greater focus on the softer skills.

Global IT Project Management: An Agile Planning Assistance

2020 ◽  
pp. 575-582
Author(s):  
Mohammed Ghaouth Belkasmi ◽  
Zineb Bougroun ◽  
Ilhame El Farissi ◽  
Mohamed Emharraf ◽  
Saida Belouali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
It Project Management ◽  
It Project

IS/IT Project Management

2014 ◽  
pp. 61-1-61-16
Author(s):  
Laurie Kirsch ◽  
Sandra Slaughter
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
It Project Management ◽  
It Project

scholarly journals MODELTEAM GAME TOURNAMENT (TGT) BERBANTUAN MEDIA KARTU SOAL BERBASIS HOTS TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR MAHASISWA

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-92
Author(s):  
FLORENTINA. M PANDA ◽  
CATUR F. DJARWO
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Atomic Structure ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cooperative Approach

The atomic structure material has certain characteristics and difficulties, including the need for a lot of knowledge and analytical skills that students have. Therefore, students need to be given the right learning model in order to increase their interest and learning activities.The learning model that can be done is to carry out learning by applying a cooperative approach, one of which is the Team Game Tournament (TGT) type. The effectiveness of using the TGT model can be increased by providing question cards media. The question card media used in this study is a card containing Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOTS) questions that require students' higher order thinking skills.The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of using the TGT type cooperative learning model with the help of HOTS-based question card media on atomic structure material on higher-order thinking skills and student learning outcomes of physics education.Based on the results of research and calculations, it can be concluded that the provision of question card media in the TGT model on the atomic structure material is effective on student learning outcomes with Sig values. (0.028) <0.05, then there is a difference in learning outcomes so that it can be concluded that the experimental class is more effective than the control class. Supported by the highest lowest scores in the experimental group, namely 75 and 100 with an average of 90.02, while the control group was 65 and 100 with an average of 84.2.

scholarly journals Financial logistics innovations in IT Project Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 193 ◽  
pp. 05062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Ilin ◽  
Olga Kalinina ◽  
Sergei Barykin
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Cognitive System ◽  
Scientific Development ◽  
It Project Management ◽  
It Projects ◽  
Scientific Rationality ◽  
It Project ◽  
New Type

The article covers the Financial Logistics methodology implementation to management of complex IT projects. The Methodological logistics unit is a new field of research in the field of a new type of scientific rationality based on the humanistic dimension in the globalization era. The article describes the approach to the scientific development of the cognitive system of a society based on the individualization of demand and consumption in the conditions of the online economy

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