Managing the development of an e-learning product – Applying software engineering techniques in an academic environment

By drawing an analogy between the development of software and the development of an elearning product, a set of methods can be re-used. In academic environments however, content experts often have to cope with very limited resources for developing e-learning products, which demands an efficient development process. The paper presents experiences in the application of selected techniques that support the efficiency in an academic environment and discusses proposals on organization, documentation, evaluation, and testing matters on the basis of a real project.