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Handbook of Research on Digital Information Technologies: Innovations, Methods, and Ethical Issues
Topic-case driven methodology that includes analysis of e.g., functional, user, content, and system requirements and learning goals for web course design.
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A Topic-Case Driven Methodology for Web Course Design
Leena Hiltunen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland) and Tommi Kärkkäinen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-970-0.ch004
Abstract
A topic-case driven methodology for a web course design and realization process is based on software engineering metaphors for capturing the necessary steps in creating web courses by means of a content-based development method. The methodology combines instructional issues to design phases that guide teachers and instructors to design and implement online courses. The methodology has been used by students of computer science, teacher education as well as professional university educators from different educational fields. The results from these experiences have been reported as case studies. In this chapter, the methodology is introduced with the summarized results from three case studies.
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