eprintid: 64994 rev_number: 9 eprint_status: archive userid: 1903 dir: disk0/00/06/49/94 datestamp: 2020-11-11 09:19:48 lastmod: 2020-11-11 09:19:48 status_changed: 2020-11-11 09:19:48 type: conference_item metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Rodríguez, Francy creators_name: Vigueras, Diego creators_name: Cerrato Lara, María creators_name: Rampérez Martín, Víctor creators_name: Soriano Camino, Francisco Javier creators_name: Vigueras González, Guillermo Antonio title: A collaborative learning platform to assess the use of agile methodologies in engineering studies publisher: InScience Press rights: by-nc-nd ispublished: unpub subjects: informatica full_text_status: public pres_type: paper keywords: Collaborative learning; Learning analytics; Undergraduates; SCRUM methodology; Gitlab; Software abstract: The success of using agile methodologies for collaborative work in industry, has led to adopt these methodologies for teaching Software Engineering. The curricula has evolved in recent years in order to introduce the use of agile development, so that the students practice their use and train the required skills for project-based collaborative work. Agile methodologies are characterized by being iterative and incremental, with short cycles, constant deliveries and a high level of interaction among team members. These characteristics constitute a challenge for educators and students since, in short periods of time, it is necessary to evaluate and provide feedback to individual and group work, regarding aspects like methodology usage, tools management, and collaboration within the team. For that reason, a Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) environment has been developed to assist academics in evaluating and providing feedback to students. The CSCL environment is based on the collaborative platform GitLab, which has been adapted to implement concepts associated to SCRUM, an agile methodology widely adopted. Additionally, the use of GitLab allows to automatically collect information regarding individual and team work of students. Using GitLab data collected, a Learning Analytics platform has been developed in order to analyse group and individual work during the execution of student projects using SCRUM. The objective is to determine if SCRUM helps students to elaborate better software, by evaluating methodology adoption and quality of the resulting software. A prototype of the platform was developed and used in a Software Engineering undergrad course at a Spanish University, in which 79 students divided into groups of 3-4 people, developed two independent projects. Preliminary results show that the proposed CSCL environment helps in providing insight for evaluating and giving feedback to students. Additionally, the data collected by the CSCL environment showed a good correlation of SCRUM adoption by students and quality of resulting software. date_type: published date: 2019 volume: 2 place_of_pub: Portugal pagerange: 346-350 event_title: International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2019) event_location: Oporto, Portugal event_dates: 22-24 Jun 2019 event_type: conference id_number: 10.36315/2019v2end079 institution: ETSI_Informatica department: Lenguajes refereed: TRUE isbn: 978-989-54312-6-7 book_title: Education and New Developments 2019 official_url: http://end-educationconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Education-and-New-Developments_2019_Vol_II.pdf comprojects_type: UPM comprojects_code: IE1819.1003 citation: Rodríguez, Francy and Vigueras, Diego and Cerrato Lara, María and Rampérez Martín, Víctor and Soriano Camino, Francisco Javier and Vigueras González, Guillermo Antonio (2019). A collaborative learning platform to assess the use of agile methodologies in engineering studies. In: "International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2019)", 22-24 Jun 2019, Oporto, Portugal. ISBN 978-989-54312-6-7. pp. 346-350. https://doi.org/10.36315/2019v2end079 . document_url: http://oa.upm.es/64994/1/INVE_MEM_2019_323038.pdf