Abstract:We describe the design of a web-based information system for monitoring MSc summer projects in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton, and a mixed method quasi-experimental study involving 290 MSc project students, 19 monitors, and 69 supervisors in electronics and computer science, using the system over a period of 17 weeks. Statistically significant results presented here are: Students making heavy use of the system achieved higher marks on their project dissertation,… Show more
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