Project management learning: key dimensions and saliency from student experiences

Ojiako, Udechukwu; Chipulu, Maxwell; Ashleigh, Melanie; Williams, Terry

Abstract

Drawing upon literature, this study seeks to understand what the key dimensions of student experiences of project management learning are and what saliences students attach to such dimensions. Data is obtained from a sample of management and engineering students studying project management across four universities in the United Kingdom. We employ multidimensional scaling to extract the salience placed by students on the key dimensions. The results of the data analysis suggest that there are six dimensions of student experiences of project management. We also find that students attach markedly different levels of salience to these dimensions based on a number of demographic factors. More specifically, in terms of salience, we found that gender had the strongest relationship while prior experience of project management had the weakest. The implications of our findings are discussed from the perspective of andragogical congruence (compatibility) in teaching and learning.

Citation

Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Ashleigh, M., & Williams, T. (2014). Project management learning: key dimensions and saliency from student experiences. International journal of project management, 32(8), 1445-1458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2014.02.002

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 4, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Feb 22, 2014
• Publication Date: 2014-11
• Deposit Date: Apr 27, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 27, 2015
• Journal: International journal of project management
• Print ISSN: 0263-7863
• Electronic ISSN: 0263-7863
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 1445-1458
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2014.02.002
• Keywords: Project management, Teaching and learning, Students, Dimensions, Salience
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/373022
• Publisher URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263786314000246
• Additional Information: This article is maintained by: Elsevier; Article Title: Project management learning: Key dimensions and saliency from student experiences; Journal Title: International Journal of Project Management; CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2014.02.002; Content Type: article; Copyright: Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Ltd and International Project Management Association. All rights reserved.