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Computer Science: Active Learning in Computing (ALiC)

Activity 15: Student Feedback

Activity name 15. Student Feedback
Participants LeedsMet (Mentors)
Durham and Newcastle 		Aims Covered: 1
Timescales July 06 - Sept 07
Background One key element of student support is feedback on their progress and understanding. Much of the group- and individual project-work is focused on the practical activities associated with designing and developing a product. Students need, however, to acquire and apply underpinning knowledge and techniques. This activity seeks to provide students with opportunities to engage in simulation exercises in which they can observe the effect of their application in a simulated game. A key element of this activity is fun and interaction.
Activity Work here will create a project management simulation in which students will have the opportunity to read and understand specific scenarios describing a project. They will be able to devise a project plan controlled by key parameters. By manipulating the parameters, students will see the potential impacts such changes have on the successful completion of the project. Levels of difficulty can be introduced by incorporating random changes to the parameters with consequent unforeseen impact.
Evaluation
  • Student feedback on learning experience collected by student survey.
  • Monitor level of engagement by students.
Expected outcomes
  1. Simulated project management games applicable to a wide variety of disciplines.
  2. Enhanced student understanding of relationship between key project management elements.
  3. A sense of fun in learning.
Risks
  • Simulation too simple - Mitigation: levels of difficulty should allow students to engage at levels approaching real world experience.
  • Staff unwilling to participate - Mitigation: simulation will allow some local customisation to cover diverse subjects.
  • Simulation becomes static - Mitigation: staff, student and industrial feedback on the effectiveness of the simulation will provide sources for refreshing the simulation.