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Design Process of a Goal-Based Scenario on Computing Fundamentals
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Beriswill, Joanne Elizabeth – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2014
In this design case, an instructor developed a goal-based scenario (GBS) for undergraduate computer fundamentals students to apply their knowledge of computer equipment and software. The GBS, entitled the MegaTech Project, presented the students with descriptions of the everyday activities of four persons needing to purchase a computer system. The…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Undergraduate Students, Computer Science Education, Computers