Complete thesis - Murdoch University

going ok, but i can’t really get a clear idea from anyone of howmuch the class diagram encompasses before we’ve goneunnecessarily far. Our class diagram is going to be quiteexplanatory/well documented, we just need an idea of minimumrequirements of the "class diagram structure".Other issues raised in the literature include student discomfort with the extensive collaborationrequired or with the lack of teacher-direction given. The email below provides anexample of student desire for the unit to run ‘normally’.Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 16:39:20 +0800From: [Ralph]To: Jocelyn Hi Jocelyn, [...] And also can we have a week by week studyschedule presented at the class and explain what you expect andthe how the content of online teaching materials related to thetopic week by week.Thank you confused student.As a compromise solution to this issue, a problem-by-problem breakdown to the content wasprovided on the website.Most students settled quickly in the group environment – except for the one dissenting commentabove, students indicated they liked it (lots of group project; encourages group work).They also demonstrated their liking for the ‘freedom’ of the classes (free form structure; learnwhat you like at your own pace). Unlike the Apprenticeship model, where the workshop sessionhad tended to focus on class discussion, here students were free to address whicheverphase of the PBL process they had reached, in relation to the problems being tackled –which were the assessment items. Students indicated they liked that aspect as well (focus onassignments; hands-on assignments) as it modelled the ‘real world’ (more practical trainingand real time examples; probably useful). As noted, some groups found a different room towork in, and would call on the lecturer as required, or wait for her to do the rounds. In termsof location, the only constraint was that they had to be near-by.As students found their own working style, workshop sessions took on a format different tothat of previous years. The session would start with the whole class together – this wouldallow any ‘whole-of-class’ matters to be addressed. Groups would then go off and work,307