The purpose of this study was to develop a capstone design teaching activity support model, a kind of performance support system, for the improvement of the effective capstone design course management in university settings. To do that, this study, fi...
The purpose of this study was to develop a capstone design teaching activity support model, a kind of performance support system, for the improvement of the effective capstone design course management in university settings. To do that, this study, first of all, analyzed core values, optimal learning activity process, and its supporting components, which would be embedded in the desired model aimed at this research, through need analysis and mainly literature review on the theories and cases regarding the concept of capstone design, creative problem solving, learning by doing instructional design model, for example, action learning, problem based learning and project based learning.
Secondly, the study synthesized the relevant components from the previous research activities, and finally came up with the first version of the model prototype. As results, this study identified the three core values as creative problem solving, effective communication, and teamwork. As core learning activity process, nine sub-processes encompassing building team, finding task, analyzing task, clarifying task, finding solutions for the task, prioritizing solutions, design solution, and presenting result, and reflecting whole process. Also, as supporting components, the study utilized basically three kinds; tools, just-in-time guideline and learning resources.
And then, for the assurance of the validity of the model prototype, this study utilized focus group interview. In particular, three kinds of experts including two subject matter experts regarding engineering department, two expert at the capstone design, and the others regarding instructional design experts.
The formative evaluation resulted in two aspects: strong point and problematic point. As strong point, most of the experts participated in the FGI agreed the model is valid in terms of core values, core nine learning activity processes, supporting mechanism would be useful in practical sense because current capstone design course do not have specific instructional guideline. In terms of problematic points, few comments were suggested, for example, correct language terminology, more detailed guideline for each sub-activity process. Overall this study implies that the model in the research would have validity in terms of goal, process, structure, and practical usability. As further research areas, it might be useful to develop capstone design program based upon the model designed from this study. Also, research like verification of the model based upon implementation of the program case might be necessary.