Open Resources as the Educational Basis for a Bachelor-level Project-Based Course

Ville Isomöttönen, Tommi Kärkkäinen

2015

Abstract

This article presents an innovation-based course concept for project-based learning. In this course, student groups are asked to ideate and implement a software product based on Open Data and Open API releases. By emphasizing students’ own product ideation, the course requires and enhances self-directed learning skills and prompts the students to see the unlimited possibilities in becoming and being a practitioner of the computing discipline. Relatedly, the course provides a tool to improve student self-efficacy, as the students, coached through challenges, come to know that they are able to produce software using various open interfaces.

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Isomöttönen V. and Kärkkäinen T. (2015). Open Resources as the Educational Basis for a Bachelor-level Project-Based Course . In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU, ISBN 978-989-758-108-3, pages 46-56. DOI: 10.5220/0005432100460056


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@conference{csedu15,
author={Ville Isomöttönen and Tommi Kärkkäinen},
title={Open Resources as the Educational Basis for a Bachelor-level Project-Based Course},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,},
year={2015},
pages={46-56},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005432100460056},
isbn={978-989-758-108-3},
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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU,
TI - Open Resources as the Educational Basis for a Bachelor-level Project-Based Course
SN - 978-989-758-108-3
AU - Isomöttönen V.
AU - Kärkkäinen T.
PY - 2015
SP - 46
EP - 56
DO - 10.5220/0005432100460056