Which version art thou? Configuration management in engineering education
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Paper/Presentation Title | Which version art thou? Configuration management in engineering education |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Jokic, Michael D. (Author), Wandel, Andrew P. (Author) and Kist, Alexander A. (Author) |
Editors | Gardner, Anne and Jolly, Lesley |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2010) |
Number of Pages | 7 |
Year | 2010 |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
ISBN | 9780646546100 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://aaee.com.au/conferences/AAEE2010/PDF/AUTHOR/AE100016.PDF |
Conference/Event | 21st Annual Conference for the Australasian Association of Engineering Education (AAEE 2010) |
Event Details | Rank B B B B B B B B B B B |
Event Details | 21st Annual Conference for the Australasian Association of Engineering Education (AAEE 2010) Parent Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Delivery In person Event Date 05 to end of 08 Dec 2010 Event Location Sydney, Australia |
Abstract | Configuration management is a set of principles and practices used in engineering to track the history of changes made to project artefacts and products. In this paper we outline our vision for incorporating the industry practices and principles of configuration management in the University engineering environment. We discuss how revision control software tools will mitigate the 'sorry, that was the wrong version' issues in undergraduate courses, support the management and quality assurance of postgraduate and staff research projects, and foster collaboration in University projects at all levels. We also see the software tools being used to help students and staff to identify the relative effort of team members in undergraduate projects for assessment purposes. An implementation program is proposed, which consists of a series of projects, leading to the establishment of a University-wide capability and beginning with a test and evaluation exercise. Our pilot project will test the open-source tools and our integration strategies via a second-year cohort consisting of on-campus and distance education students. We discuss the importance of the pilot project, our strategies for examining the expected improvement in student experiences, and the project time-frames. The implementation program will ultimately provide students with industry-relevant knowledge and skills, and staff with effective capabilities to support research projects and project-based courses. |
Keywords | configuration management; version control; engineering education; team-based projects; higher education research |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy |
460908. Information systems organisation and management | |
409999. Other engineering not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Copyright © 2010 M.D. Jokic, A.P. Wandel and A.A. Kist: The authors assign to AaeE and educational non-profit institutions a non-exclusive licence to use this document for personal use and in courses of instruction provided that the article is used in full and this copyright statement is reproduced. The authors also grant a non-exclusive licence to AaeE to publish this document in full on the World Wide Web (prime sites and mirrors) on CD-ROM or USB, and in printed form within the AaeE 2010 conference |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering |
Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q01z6/which-version-art-thou-configuration-management-in-engineering-education
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