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The criticality of transferable skills development and virtual learning environments used in the teaching of project management

The criticality of transferable skills development and virtual learning environments used in the teaching of project management
The criticality of transferable skills development and virtual learning environments used in the teaching of project management
Studies have found the development of transferable skills and the provision of virtual learning environments (VLEs) to be crucial to students who are learning project management. Taking these factors into consideration, this article explores why project management students have emphasized the importance of these two critical learning and teaching parameters in their developmental needs. The study was conducted utilizing focus groups consisting of 88 students in a UK higher education institution. Overall, we found the existence of five critical and applied themes grouped against transferable skills and the provision of VLEs under which students' needs could be classified.
8756-9728
76-86
Ojiako, Udechukwu
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Ashleigh, M.J.
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Chipulu, M.
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Wang, Kai J
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Ojiako, Udechukwu
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Ashleigh, M.J.
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Chipulu, M.
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Wang, Kai J
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Ojiako, Udechukwu, Ashleigh, M.J., Chipulu, M. and Wang, Kai J (2011) The criticality of transferable skills development and virtual learning environments used in the teaching of project management. Project Management Journal, 42 (4), 76-86. (doi:10.1002/pmj.20240).

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Studies have found the development of transferable skills and the provision of virtual learning environments (VLEs) to be crucial to students who are learning project management. Taking these factors into consideration, this article explores why project management students have emphasized the importance of these two critical learning and teaching parameters in their developmental needs. The study was conducted utilizing focus groups consisting of 88 students in a UK higher education institution. Overall, we found the existence of five critical and applied themes grouped against transferable skills and the provision of VLEs under which students' needs could be classified.

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Published date: 25 May 2011
Organisations: Southampton Business School

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Local EPrints ID: 333784
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/333784
ISSN: 8756-9728
PURE UUID: de13c59a-fe80-43c2-a350-4551b0b31b07
ORCID for M.J. Ashleigh: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0583-0922
ORCID for M. Chipulu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0139-6188

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Date deposited: 07 Mar 2012 15:06
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:11

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Author: Udechukwu Ojiako
Author: M.J. Ashleigh ORCID iD
Author: M. Chipulu ORCID iD
Author: Kai J Wang

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