Teaching Project Management for IT Students: Methods and Approach

The importance of learning project management has been globally accepted by many higher institutions. Despite of its importance, there are challenges in educating the learners especially when they are from diverse area of information technology. The purpose of this study is to identify methods and approaches used by other educators in performing teaching and learning activities within this domain. Appropriate method and approaches were adopted and a study was performed. Feedback from students from a diverse area of specialization were captured and analyzed. Online survey is used to support the data gathering process. The result was then compiled and analyzed. The relationship between different methods and approach adopted and student perception towards its implementation is identified. The overall findings show that there is a relationship between the approach and methods where student found it beneficial and facilitate in completing the final year project. Finally the research draws conclusions and recommended multiple assessment and teaching approaches may help student to understand project management better.