An analysis of interrelationships between project management and student experience constructs

Chipulu, M.; Ojiako, G.U.; Ashleigh, M.; Maguire, S.

Abstract

This article seeks to explore, through the utilization of correlational analysis, how the parameters that impact the student experience may be interrelated. We found that the experiences of students studying project management appear to be heavily influenced by e-resource provisions and the actual experiences that the students are subjected to when using virtual learning environments (VLEs). These findings support previous research acknowledging that information and communications technology (ICT) plays an important role in teaching and learning project management. Students’ experience of interpersonal skills also correlated uniquely and significantly with other constructs, supporting the premise that learning is integral to the development of interpersonal skills. Discussion surrounds the interdependency of student experiences adding to their learning and how future research should consider larger and more diverse samples to establish exactly what constructs detract and/or add to their learning in project management, which could then contribute to pedagogical discourse in other disciplines.

Citation

Chipulu, M., Ojiako, G., Ashleigh, M., & Maguire, S. (2011). An analysis of interrelationships between project management and student experience constructs. Project Management Journal, 42(3), 91-101. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.20225

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2011-04
• Deposit Date: Sep 28, 2021
• Print ISSN: 8756-9728
• Electronic ISSN: 1938-9507
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 42
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 91-101
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.20225
• Keywords: interrelationships, student experiences, project management, teaching, learning
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2802571