Assessing Students’ Acceptance of Case Method in Software Engineering Education – A Survey

Razali, Rozilawati; Zainal, Dzulaiha Aryanee Putri

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.10.082

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“…6, No. 6;2013 deep analysis, discussion and understanding, rather than being self-evident. This facilitates students in enhancing their analytical and problem solving skills as well as promoting proactive learning.…”

Section: About the Case Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The earlier study has outlined a list of acceptance conditions from the perspective of usefulness, written assessments as well as group preparation and discussion (Razali & Zainal, 2012). This survey thus aimed to further refine the acceptance conditions.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

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“…As a result, there seems to be limited number of studies that have investigated the use of CM in SE education. One study sought to assess student acceptance levels towards CM in SE education (Razali & Zainal, 2012). Another study have applied action research methodology to compare the effectiveness of CM with traditional lecture-based approaches (Garg & Varma, 2007).…”

Section: Studies On Se and CMmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…6, No. 6;2013 The interview utilised semi-structured and open-ended questions, which were designed specifically to investigate the characteristics that must be fulfilled for the successful use of CM. The characteristics were categorised under four a priori factors that are involved in case teaching and learning environment: Case, Environment, Student and Instructor.…”

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

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“…6, No. 6;2013 topics pertaining to the case. In the survey, one week was enough for analysing a 5-page case.…”

Section: "No There Is No Need For Work Experience Many Of Us Do Notmentioning

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Success Factors for Using Case Method in Teaching and Learning Software Engineering

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The Case Method (CM) has long been used effectively in Social Science education. Its potential use in Applied Science such as Software Engineering (SE) however has yet to be further explored. SE is an engineering discipline that concerns the principles, methods and tools used throughout the software development lifecycle. In CM, subjects are presented to students by means of real cases whereby students themselves either individually or in group discussions work through the problems and issues presented in the cases. The CM approach is deemed necessary for SE education in order to expose students to real scenarios that challenge them to develop the appropriate skills to deal with practical problems. As a largely theoretical subject, SE students could understand more about the practical application of SE concepts and ideas via such active learning activities. This paper presents a survey conducted on two sets of students who were exposed to CM in learning SE. Besides confirming the acceptance of CM among SE students, the surveys aimed to discover the contributing factors and elements that influence the efficacy of the method. The participants consisted of 64 undergraduates that comprised local full-time and executive students. The survey was performed in two semesters through group interviews. Data from the survey were analysed qualitatively using content analysis. The results showed that there are four factors that are important to teaching SE using CM, namely Environment, Case, Instructor, and Student. Each of these factors has certain criteria and characteristics that suggest how CM can be successfully used in teaching and learning SE. These findings can be used by SE educators to more effectively plan the use of CM as one possible teaching method in SE.

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Section: Studies On Se and CMmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…6, No. 6;2013 topics pertaining to the case. In the survey, one week was enough for analysing a 5-page case.…”

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Case-method teaching: advantages and disadvantages in organizational training

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce case-method teaching (CMT), its advantages and disadvantages for the process of organizational training within organizations, as well as to compare its advantages and disadvantages with current training methods. Design/methodology/approach The authors applied a systematic literature review to define, identify and compare CMT with current methods. Findings In CMT, participants get involved with real-world challenges from an action perspective instead of analyzing them from a distance. Also, different reactions of the participants to the same challenge aid instructors to identify the individual differences of participants toward the challenge. Although CMT is still not considered as a popular organizational training method, the advantages of CMT may encourage organizational instructors to further apply it. Improving the long-term memory, enhancing the quality of decision making and understanding the individual differences of individuals are the advantages of CMT. Research limitations/implications A lack of sufficient empirical researchers and the high cost of conducting this method may prevent practitioners to apply it. Originality/value The review suggested that CMT is able to bring dilemmas from the real world into training settings. Also, it helps organizations to identify the individual reactions before they make a decision.

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Assessing Students’ Acceptance of Case Method in Software Engineering Education – A Survey

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