Project management learning: a comparative study between engineering students’ experiences in South Africa and the United Kingdom

Ojiako, Udechukwu; Chipulu, Max; Marshall, Alasdair; Ashleigh, Melanie J.; Williams, Terry

Abstract

This study explores how engineering students studying project management perceive their learning experiences. To facilitate an understanding of the constituent components of engineering students’ experiences, and to understand how these experiences influence preferred learning styles, a comparative study of university students studying engineering in South Africa and the United Kingdom is conducted. The study finds no significant demographic differences in learning experiences across the two student cohorts. However, the South African cohort reports higher levels of overall experiences. They also report higher usage of online learning materials but lower levels of blended learning and individual critical evaluation skills experiences.

Citation

Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., Ashleigh, M. J., & Williams, T. (2015). Project management learning: a comparative study between engineering students’ experiences in South Africa and the United Kingdom. Project management journal, 46(4), 47-62. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.21510

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 25, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Aug 1, 2015
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Deposit Date: May 14, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 1, 2015
• Journal: Project management journal
• Print ISSN: 8756-9728
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 47-62
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.21510
• Keywords: Learning, Project management, Engineering, South Africa
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/373880
• Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pmj.21510/abstract
• Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., Ashleigh, M. J. and Williams, T. (2015), Project Management Learning: A Comparative Study Between Engineering Students’ Experiences in South Africa and the United Kingdom. Proj Mgmt Jrnl, 46: 47–62, which has been published in final form at doi:10.1002/pmj.21510. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.
• Contract Date: May 14, 2015