Using Wikis to Investigate Communication, Collaboration and Engagement in Capstone Engineering Design Projects

Autor/inn/en	Berthoud, L.; Gliddon, J.
Titel	Using Wikis to Investigate Communication, Collaboration and Engagement in Capstone Engineering Design Projects
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 43 (2018) 2, S.247-263 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
DOI	10.1080/03043797.2017.1332574
Schlagwörter	Web Sites; Editing; Collaborative Writing; Web 2.0 Technologies; Design; Teamwork; Engineering Education; Communication Strategies; Cooperation; Student Attitudes; Student Surveys; Case Studies; Teaching Methods; Interpersonal Communication; Foreign Countries; Graduate Students; Aerospace Education; Integrated Learning Systems; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Statistical Analysis; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Web-Design; Redaktion; Textbearbeitung; Ingenieurausbildung; Kommunikationsstrategie; Co-operation; Kooperation; Schülerverhalten; Schülerbefragung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Ausland; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	In today's global Aerospace industry, virtual workspaces are commonly used for collaboration between geographically distributed multidisciplinary teams. This study investigated the use of wikis to look at communication, collaboration and engagement in 'Capstone' team design projects at the end of an engineering degree. Wikis were set up for teams of engineering students from different disciplinary backgrounds and years. The students' perception of the usefulness of the tool were surveyed and the user contribution statistics and content categorisation were analysed for a case study wiki. Recommendations and lessons learned for the deployment of wikis are provided for interested academic staff from other institutions. Wikis were found to be of limited use to investigate levels of communication and collaboration in this study, but may be of interest in other contexts. Wikis were considered a potentially useful tool to track engagement for Capstone design projects in engineering subjects. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01