Creating a situated learning environment in the classroom for final year IT students

Leveaux, R; Sixsmith, A; Gallagher, S

Creating a situated learning environment in the classroom for final year IT students

Leveaux, R

Sixsmith, A

Gallagher, S

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of the 28th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Vision 2020: Innovation Management, Development Sustainability, and Competitive Economic Growth, 2016, pp. 4540 - 4552
Issue Date:: 2016-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Leveaux, R https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8050-3016	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sixsmith, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1970-1053	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gallagher, S	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of the 28th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Vision 2020: Innovation Management, Development Sustainability, and Competitive Economic Growth, 2016, pp. 4540 - 4552	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780986041983	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/74859
dc.description.abstract	This paper reports on the efforts made to enhance the engagement of students in a final year undergraduate IT subject. Through the use of situated and scenario based learning, students undertake collaborative groupwork to produce industry-like outputs. Results from a series of student satisfaction surveys are discussed in relation to the subject from the aspects of situated learning and collaborative groupwork. The results, while limited to IT students, show that in general, student perceived the learning experience to be valuable through its alignment with industry practice. We also present reflections on engaging student with situated learning and collaboration from the perspective of a Subject Coordinator trying to improve graduate work-readiness within the existing curriculum.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the 28th International Business Information Management Association Conference - Vision 2020: Innovation Management, Development Sustainability, and Competitive Economic Growth	en_US
dc.title	Creating a situated learning environment in the classroom for final year IT students	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.for	0806 Information Systems	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Teaching and Learning)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - HCTD - Human Centred Technology Design
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

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This paper reports on the efforts made to enhance the engagement of students in a final year undergraduate IT subject. Through the use of situated and scenario based learning, students undertake collaborative groupwork to produce industry-like outputs. Results from a series of student satisfaction surveys are discussed in relation to the subject from the aspects of situated learning and collaborative groupwork. The results, while limited to IT students, show that in general, student perceived the learning experience to be valuable through its alignment with industry practice. We also present reflections on engaging student with situated learning and collaboration from the perspective of a Subject Coordinator trying to improve graduate work-readiness within the existing curriculum.

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