Learners reflection on collaborative project in project-oriented problem-based learning for software engineering courses

Abstract

This study aims to promote the initiative to incorporate collaborative case study as an integrated project in different courses, using the designed Project-Oriented Problem-Based Learning (PoPbL) framework as a basis. The generic Software Engineering (SE)-PoPbL framework was improved and adapted to integrate the collaborative case study. This allows for the assimilation of the project element into the different courses in the SE undergraduate program. This paper reports a three-year implementation experiences (2017-2019) of the collaborative project over two courses in the Computing's SE program: (i) Requirements engineering and software modelling (RESM) (ii) Introduction to SE. Data collected through survey showed promising and positive feedback from students who participate in the study. Further work on presented data-driven using thematic analysis would complement the quantitative results for better themes definition related to the learner's reflections.