Título: Boosting critical thinking in a Project Management course: An active learning experience
Autor: Berbegal-Mirabent, Jasmina; Gil-Domènech, Dolors; Gieure, Clara
Resumen: [EN] The present study reports the experience of a project-based activity in which
students are asked to plan an event. It is part of a Project Management
course taught at Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, in a Masters’
Degree in Business Administration and Production Systems. The activity has
been designed in such a way that it is expected to help students develop the
acquired technical skills while it requires the use of different quantitative
methods and tools to interpret data for decision-making.
The results show that active learning materialized in the form of projectbased
activities make courses more enjoyable for both instructors and
students, and most importantly, contribute to develop students’ skills such as
teamwork and critical thinking. However, while it is useful for students to
gain some exposure to the material through pre-class readings and overview
lectures, students do not fully understand and realize about their importance
until they actively take part and reflect on the meaning of what they are
learning