Capstone project with agile methodology funnelling all course tasks into one digital innovation artefact¶

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Description¶

An instructional element added after iteration 1 in which "a new principle was added to allow all tasks to be funnelled into a comprehensive capstone project that applies agile methods". Students work in teams with industry partners to design and implement a working digital innovation such as a mobile application or website, using open-source software. "The application of Agile allows changes to group formation, regular feedback and the assessment of the overall process and not merely the end solution."

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Clear team roles and regular feedback opportunities
Assessments measuring outcomes per week so teams can make improvements

Constraints¶

Interpersonal issues in teams and requirement limitations with industry partners could not be pre-empted

Target Learners¶

Final-year and postgraduate Information Systems students

Learning Goals¶

Implementing a working digital innovation in a business
Collaboration and project management

Claims¶

In iteration 3, when student teams partnered with start-up entrepreneurs, industry partners rated student conduct highest of the three iterations on 7 of 10 items, but innovation usefulness highest on only 3 of 10 [+M]

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

van den Berg, C., & Bozalek, V. (2024). Design principles to develop digital innovation skills: a design-based research approach. Education Tech Research Dev, 72, 947–972. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-023-10308-y

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`title`	`Capstone project with agile methodology funnelling all course tasks into one digital innovation artefact`
`description`	`An instructional element added after iteration 1 in which "a new principle was added to allow all tasks to be funnelled into a comprehensive capstone project that applies agile methods".`
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`sources`	1 — `van-den-berg-2024`

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