Simulation of Real-world Development Processes in Computer Science Classes

摘要

Educators have long recognised that learning takes place most effectively in an environment in which the student is engaged in the process of their own education. One method for doing so is to put more control over the teaching and learning of course material into the hands of the students themselves. This paper describes an approach to learner-centred learning that involves the simulation of industrial software development practices as the central teaching technique. Our initial experiences with two courses - Web programming and systems analysis - are discussed in this paper.