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Informing Science + IT Education Conference 2003 Proceedings
| Informing Science + IT Education Conference |
| Pori, Finland June 24-27, 2003 |
| Using the New Generation of IS Development Techniques in Effective Group Learning: A Pilot |
| Study of a Team-Based Approach in an IT Course |
| Glen Linton Van Der Vyver and Michael Lane |
| University of Southern Queensland, Australia |
| University of Southern Queensland, Australia |
| Adaptive and fluid applications development methodologies such as Prototyping, RAD, FAD and Ex-treme |
| Programming have emerged in recent years in response to organisational realities that include rapid change, |
| uncertainty and ambiguity. These methodologies are well suited to the team-based ap-proach that has become so |
| important in the modern organisation. Yet, many educational programmes in the West still focus on individual |
| learning and assessment. This paper reports on a pilot study where team-based methods are incorporated into a |
| demanding undergraduate I.T. course. An attempt is also made to create a learning environment that incorporates |
| elements of the ‘real world.’ It is established that a team-based approach, where there is a focus on interdependency |
| and group learning, can lead to some dramatic improvements in the performance of IT students but a number of |
| unexpected problems emerge. |
| Keywords: Organisational Learning; Team Learning; Prototyping; RAD; FAD; Extreme Programming; Teaching IS |
ISSN
1535-07-03
Unless otherwise indicated, this paper has undergone blind external review by three or more reviewers.
Types of Papers: A Best Paper, Regular Paper, Short Paper, Informal Paper,
Unrefereed Panel Paper
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