Improving Project Management Curriculum by Aligning Course Learning Outcomes with Bloom's Taxonomy Framework

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Autor/inn/en	Karanja, Erastus; Malone, Laurell C.
Titel	Improving Project Management Curriculum by Aligning Course Learning Outcomes with Bloom's Taxonomy Framework
Quelle	In: Journal of International Education in Business, 14 (2021) 2, S.197-218 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2046-469X
DOI	10.1108/JIEB-05-2020-0038
Schlagwörter	Management Development; Business Administration Education; Faculty Development; Course Descriptions; Outcomes of Education; College Faculty; Taxonomy; Content Analysis; Educational Improvement; Curriculum Development; Talent; School Business Relationship; Educational Change; Alignment (Education); Tests; Evaluation Methods; Learning Processes; Verbs; Cognitive Processes; Education Work Relationship; Benchmarking; Language Usage; Instructional Design + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kursstrukturplan; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Fakultät; Taxonomie; Inhaltsanalyse; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Begabung; Hochbegabung; Bildungsreform; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Learning process; Lernprozess; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Sprachgebrauch; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf
Abstract	Purpose: This study aims to investigate how to improve the project management (PM) curriculum by evaluating the nature and alignment of learning outcomes in the PM course syllabi with Bloom's Taxonomy framework. Design/methodology/approach: The research methodology for this study is an integrative approach that uses document analysis and content analysis. The data set was selected based on a purposeful sampling method and came from PM course syllabi for classes that were taught during the 2016-2018 academic years. Findings: Results revealed that most of the reviewed PM course syllabi contained learning outcomes although they were written and assessed at the lower levels of Bloom's Taxonomy and knowledge dimensions. The study calls for the academy and industry to partner in improving the PM curriculum to lower the PM talent deficit and increase project success rates. Research limitations/implications: The absence of PM learning outcomes or the presence of poorly written PM learning outcomes in a course implies that the academy should provide professional development programs to help professors learn how to formulate and write specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timely learning outcomes. The professors should also ensure that the learning outcomes use a type of cognitive taxonomy that is aligned with the appropriate assessments to measure, monitor and guarantee assurance of learning. Practical implications: Academy and industry partners can work collaboratively to provide students with opportunities that expose them to real-world experiential projects, internships and job opportunities while concurrently giving them hands-on practical applications of learned PM knowledge and skills. The society will be well served when the academy is able to produce well-qualified PM personnel capable of successfully carrying out PM activities and lowering the project's failure rates. Social implications: The society will be well served when the academy is able to produce well-qualified PM personnel capable of successfully carrying out PM activities and lowering the project's failure rates. Originality/value: To the researchers' knowledge, this is the first study to specifically investigate the presence and nature of PM learning outcomes in course syllabi. By evaluating the alignment between PM learning outcomes and Bloom's Taxonomy action verbs and cognitive processes, the study provides some exemplars of well-written and measurable learning outcomes that professors can use to inform their PM curriculum through course design or redesign. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01