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Using wikis to investigate communication, collaboration and engagement in Capstone engineering design projects

“Wikis were set up for teams of engineering students from different disciplinary backgrounds and years…Wikis were considered a potentially useful tool to track engagement for Capstone design projects in engineering subjects.” (p.247) “Overall, the first cohort of students perceived the wiki to be a useful tool, with 62% of the cohort agreeing or strongly agreeing that it enhanced collaboration…This connection between activity and perceived usefulness implies either those who use a wiki regularly are more likely to perceive it as useful for collaboration, or that those who perceive it as useful are more likely to regularly contribute.” (p.258)

Berthoud, L., & Gliddon, J. (2017). Using wikis to investigate communication, collaboration and engagement in Capstone engineering design projects. European Journal of Engineering Education, 43(2), 247-263. doi:10.1080/03043797.2017.1332574

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