Thesis | Abstract | Defence | Data | Paper | Author
It took about a year to complete the thesis, but the idea that the thesis ended up being built around did not come about until 3-4 months into the process. Originally, the idea was to conduct a questionnaire survey to uncover aspects regarding the motivation of students, but after reading Teaching for Quality Learning at University (Biggs & Tang) my thoughts took me in a different direction.
The change in plans meant that I was sitting with an extensive field study of the course Software Architechture, which I had to work into the thesis in some manner. Fortunately, a demonstration of the model on a real course turned out to be a great idea and that justified the inclusion of the field study.
I quickly settled on an overall structure for the thesis, which was to begin with a brief exposition of the fundamental theory behind my own models. The next part would be a thorough explanation of the models followed field study of Software Architecture and the demonstration of the analysis. The demonstration is less extensive than originally planned, but it is extensive enough to support the points that I wanted to include in the conclusion.
Throughout the process, my adviser, Henrik Bærbak Christensen, provided invaluable help - especially, for staying on course when my thoughts and ideas strayed too far from core of my thesis.
My greatest wish now is to continue the work and finish the development of the proposed model. The model still has rough edges and needs much more work before it can be used without problems in a "production environment". The potential of the model lies both in the value it can provide for the teacher or course planner in relation to preparing a course plan and in value it can provide to the potential participant who can now review documentation for the quality of the course. In the long run, the model could become the basis for a method for certification of education analogous to other schemes for certification of adherence to standards.
As the inventer and developer of the model, I possess detailed knowledge of the the model and already have the ideas, which can lead to its completion so I welcome approaches from companies that could be interested in a cooperation.
If there are any questions about the contents of this web site or subjects related to the contents, enquiries are more than welcome and can be sent to the address: awrp@cs.au.dk
