A Measurement Model for Collaborative Online Learning in Postgraduate Engineering Management Studies

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Author(s): Leonidas Efthymiou (University of Nicosia, Cyprus), Alex Zarifis (Loughborough University, UK) and Yianna Orphanidou (University of Nicosia, Cyprus)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 21
Source title: Cases on Engineering Management Education in Practice
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Despo Ktoridou (University of Nicosia, Cyprus)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4063-3.ch001

Keywords: Business Education / Business Science Reference / Education / Engineering Education

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Although the approach of social constructivism is not new (its origins are dated back to the pre-World War II era), it can be used along with novel learning strategies to facilitate quality online learning. The progress of technology, learning platforms and digital resources, together with certain social constructivism techniques, enable engineering practitioners to study in postgraduate management programs that replicate face-to-face environments. In this chapter, the authors introduce certain metrics (objectives, critical success factors, key performance indicators, and targets) along with a handful of constructivism techniques, namely, ‘peer interaction', ‘forum activities', ‘learning by doing', and ‘systematic feedback'. Linking the constructs of social constructivism with quantification enables us to develop a rational model of performance measurement, serving as a navigation instrument for instructors, instructional designers, and learners.

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