A Course Given for Eleven Years Using an Integrated Practice System

Linking Theory, Practice and System-Level Perception: Using a PBL Approach in an Operating Systems Course

Courses on Operating Systems (OS) are essential in computer science education. The topic provides the students with an excellent opportunity to experience the interplay between theory and practice. Specifically, a project-based-learning (PBL) instructional design for an OS course can provide the students with opportunities to engage in practical projects. The PBL approach enables students to ta...

An Integrated Architecture for Automatic Course Generation

In this paper we propose a complete architecture of an automatic computer based educational system which exploits tools and methodologies taken from various Artificial Intelligence areas. We use a smart description of knowledge (concerning both the didactic domain knowledge and the student model) and inference mechanisms to achieve an efficient and reliable planning of the student course. Final...

Tips for Developing an Integrated Online and Simulation Course Based on 6-Years of Experience

Technological advancements, changes in pharmacy students’ learning preferences, and increased educational costs have necessitated the development and implementation of innovative teaching modalities. The University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy has been using simulation-based learning throughout the curriculum for several years. To further advance this practice, a novel course was designed ...

Interpersonal skills for practice: an elective course.

This ar/icle was accepted for publica/ion Augus/ 1. 1992. ThiS past year, faculty at the School of Allied Health Sciences of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston offered an elective course to enhance student preparedness to face the interpersonal challenges that are apt to occur in practice, One catalyst for the development of this course was a letter from a student that read in ...

A Design For An Islamic Economic System