The Use of System Thinking Concepts in Order to Assure Continuous Improvement of Project Based Learning Courses
This case study describes a continuous improvement experience, conducted from 2002 to 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, within 47 Project-Based Learning MBA courses, involving aproximatelly 1.400 students. The experience report will focus on four themes: (1) understanding the main dynamics present in MBA...
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Aalborg University Open Publishing
2016-12-01
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| author | Joao Alberto Arantes do Amaral Paulo Gonçalves |
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| description | This case study describes a continuous improvement experience, conducted from 2002 to 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, within 47 Project-Based Learning MBA courses, involving aproximatelly 1.400 students. The experience report will focus on four themes: (1) understanding the main dynamics present in MBA courses (2) planning a systemic intervention in order to improve the following courses (3) doing the intervention and analysing the results (4) assuring the continuous improvement. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e25c8e6b01d74ace869e8f06b0a461612024-04-02T05:45:03ZengAalborg University Open PublishingJournal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education2246-09182016-12-013210.5278/ojs.jpblhe.v0i0.1174The Use of System Thinking Concepts in Order to Assure Continuous Improvement of Project Based Learning CoursesJoao Alberto Arantes do AmaralPaulo GonçalvesThis case study describes a continuous improvement experience, conducted from 2002 to 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, within 47 Project-Based Learning MBA courses, involving aproximatelly 1.400 students. The experience report will focus on four themes: (1) understanding the main dynamics present in MBA courses (2) planning a systemic intervention in order to improve the following courses (3) doing the intervention and analysing the results (4) assuring the continuous improvement.https://somaesthetics.aau.dk/index.php/pbl/article/view/1174Project-Based LearningSystems ThinkingCommunity partners |
| spellingShingle | Joao Alberto Arantes do Amaral Paulo Gonçalves The Use of System Thinking Concepts in Order to Assure Continuous Improvement of Project Based Learning Courses Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education Project-Based Learning Systems Thinking Community partners |
| title | The Use of System Thinking Concepts in Order to Assure Continuous Improvement of Project Based Learning Courses |
| title_full | The Use of System Thinking Concepts in Order to Assure Continuous Improvement of Project Based Learning Courses |
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| title_short | The Use of System Thinking Concepts in Order to Assure Continuous Improvement of Project Based Learning Courses |
| title_sort | use of system thinking concepts in order to assure continuous improvement of project based learning courses |
| topic | Project-Based Learning Systems Thinking Community partners |
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