Implementation of Agile Methodologies in an Engineering Course

Autor/inn/en	Pócsová, Jana; Bednárová, Dagmar; Bogdanovská, Gabriela; Mojžišová, Andrea
Titel	Implementation of Agile Methodologies in an Engineering Course
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 10 (2020), Artikel 333 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	Computer Software; Engineering Education; College Students; Mathematics Education; Skill Development; Program Administration; Cooperative Learning; Algebra; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ingenieurausbildung; Collegestudent; Mathematische Bildung; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Kooperatives Lernen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	At present, a new generation of students is studying at universities with their specific abilities and skills. In addition to hard skills, potential employers also require significantly developed soft skills from their employees. The school, and not just the university, is entering this process in a different position than in the past due to the changing requirements placed on it. Activities in the school environment must adapt to emerging trends. This article explains how present-day requirements on graduates and specifics of the new generation of students challenge the approach to education. In order to increase the efficiency and attractiveness of the educational process, the SCRUM framework has been implemented into course Mathematics 1. The re-designed course was implemented and validated by an experimental group of students in the academic year 2019/2020. Two questionnaire analyses and a comparison of learning outcomes were conducted to find out the answers to research questions. The results of students indicate that agile methodologies are useful for increasing the efficiency of the educational process. The paper offers our proposal for the introduction of agile methodology into the educational process and our first-hand experience with this way of teaching and its impact on the studying results of the experimental group and, last but not least, suggestions for possible improvements. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01