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Developing Undergraduate IT Students’ Generic Competencies Through Problem-Based Learning
Developing Undergraduate IT Students’ Generic Competencies Through Problem-Based Learning

Author(s): Renata Mekovec, Katarina Pažur Aničić, Krunoslav Arbanas
Subject(s): ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: UIKTEN - Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science
Keywords: Problem-based learning; students’ generic competences; IT service management

Summary/Abstract: Possession of generic competences is recognized as a very important characteristic of future professionals in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT). There is a high pressure on higher education institutions (HEIs) to provide students with both technical knowledge and generic competencies. This study introduces a learning environment set in line with the principles of problem-based learning (PBL) aimed at raising students’ generic competences. Based on responses from 227 students, the results suggest that students perceive the set learning environment contributing to the development of a wide range of generic competences.

  • Issue Year: 7/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 193-200
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English