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...
| Published in: | Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education |
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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-e25c8e6b01d74ace869e8f06b0a461612025-08-20T00:00:45ZengAalborg 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 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 |
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