Project-based learning on B-learning for integral programming courses

Abstract

In a course using the b-learning mode and focused on software development, it is important to establish a concrete project in which the students carry out the software development stages, from the problem statement to the system tests, this process can be done in various ways, one of them is to use the project-based learning methodology.

This work shows the application of this methodology in two groups of the integral programming course that is taught at the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez. It is considered that the learning process can be carried out using the project-based learning methodology since in working life they will have to face the development of solutions through various decision-making, together with the above for the development of the proposed software will be used the stages of iterative - incremental software development.

The desired objective is for students to learn and apply the software development methodology and to solve a specific problem based on a solution that they propose, one of the relevant points in the development of the solution is that they contemplate in the majority of the stages the user, as he guides the development process based on his requirements.

In the courses, teams of 2 to 3 students were formed with the intention that each of the members went through all the stages of software development, this way of working allowed each member to contribute to the project with their specific skills and learn from their other partners.

The project-based learning supported by ICTs allows timely delivery of project advances and virtual and face-to-face feedback, this strategy was applied to two groups of students from the semesters 2019-1 and 2019-2 obtaining a better performance, one more role active and greater academic motivation of students, which is reflected in the high approval rates with outstanding grades ranging from 8 to 10 in the course of "Integral Programming".