Building LEGO Towers: An Exercise for Teaching the Challenges of Global Work

Autor/inn/en	Šablis, Aivars; Gonzalez-Huerta, Javier; Zabardast, Ehsan; Šmite, Darja
Titel	Building LEGO Towers: An Exercise for Teaching the Challenges of Global Work
Quelle	In: ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 19 (2019) 2, Artikel 15 (32 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1946-6226
Schlagwörter	Toys; Teaching Methods; Learning Activities; Global Approach; Computer Software; Computer Science Education; College Students; Communication Skills; Classroom Communication; Active Learning; Cooperative Learning; Educational Objectives; Skill Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Toy; Spielzeug; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lernaktivität; Globales Denken; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Collegestudent; Kommunikationsstil; Klassengespräch; Aktives Lernen; Kooperatives Lernen; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung
Abstract	Global software engineering has changed the way software is developed today. To address the new challenges, many universities have launched specially tailored courses to train young professionals to work in globally distributed projects. However, a mere acknowledgment of the geographic, temporal, and cultural differences does not necessarily lead to a deep understanding of the underlying practical implications. Therefore, many universities developed alternative teaching and learning activities, such as multi-university collaborative projects and small-scale simulations or games. In this article, we present a small-scale exercise that uses LEGO bricks to teach skills necessary for global work. We describe the many different interventions that could be implemented in the execution of the exercise. We had seven runs of the exercises and report our findings from executing seven runs of the exercise with the total of 104 students from five different courses in two different universities. Our results suggest that the exercise can be a valuable tool to help students dealing with troublesome knowledge associated with global software engineering and a useful complement to the courses dedicated to this subject. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01