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A learning by doing model for teaching advanced databases

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ACSE '00: Proceedings of the Australasian conference on Computing education

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https://doi.org/10.1145/359369.359400

Published: 01 December 2000 Publication History

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This paper presents a new model for teaching database subject and its evaluated outcomes, in the context of Australian undergraduate education. The model is aimed at motivating students to participate in active learning or learning by doing. In addition to the regular assessments, students were given regular homework to complete as a apart of sessional assessments. These homework were designed to be in tune with learning objectives of the subject. The tutors are assigned the task of marking and providing consultation help to the students, thus no extra resources are required for the new model. This model has been well received by the students with 87% of the students expressing preference to this model over the traditional model of tutorials. There is also strong evidence, specially from the examination answers of the students, that the new model has resulted in better accomplishment of the learning outcomes as compared to the traditional model.

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Mohan SBarnes TGarcia DHawthorne EPérez-Quiñones M(2018)Teaching NoSQL Databases to Undergraduate StudentsProceedings of the 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education10.1145/3159450.3159554(314-319)Online publication date: 21-Feb-2018
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3159450.3159554
Mahmoud QZanin SNgo TConnolly RArmitage W(2012)Integrating mobile storage into database systems coursesProceedings of the 13th annual conference on Information technology education10.1145/2380552.2380602(165-170)Online publication date: 11-Oct-2012
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2380552.2380602
Udoh E(2006)Teaching database in an integrated oracle environmentWorking group reports on ITiCSE on Innovation and technology in computer science education10.1145/1189215.1189174(71-74)Online publication date: 26-Jun-2006
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1189215.1189174
Udoh E(2006)Teaching database in an integrated oracle environmentACM SIGCSE Bulletin10.1145/1189136.118917438:4(71-74)Online publication date: 26-Jun-2006
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