Enhancing Student Engagement: A Group Case Study Approach

Computing professionals work in groups and collaborate with individuals having diverse backgrounds and behaviors. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) characterizes that a computing program must enable students to attain the ability to analyze a problem, design and evaluate...

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Published inJournal of information systems education Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 181 - 187
Main Author Taneja, Aakash
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Journal of Information Systems Education 22.09.2014
Subjects
Active Learning
Case Studies
Collaborative learning
College Students
Computer Science Education
Cooperative Learning
Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Experiential learning
Information Systems
Instructional Effectiveness
Learner Engagement
Likert Scales
Methods
Student Attitudes
Student Surveys
Teaching Methods
Teamwork
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Summary:Computing professionals work in groups and collaborate with individuals having diverse backgrounds and behaviors. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) characterizes that a computing program must enable students to attain the ability to analyze a problem, design and evaluate a solution, and work effectively on teams to accomplish a common goal. It is important for instructors to enable students to experience team work and collaboration while preparing them for their professional careers. Case-study analysis is an important method for engaging students in active collaborative learning. Forming groups and using case-study analysis is an effective way to integrate theoretical knowledge and real-world professional practices into the curriculum. This paper describes an innovative pedagogical and practical approach for integrating group case-study learning in a course. Our findings suggest that students were effectively able to share diverse perspectives and apply conceptual material to real-world situations in case-study learning activities.
ISSN:1055-3096
2574-3872