Designing a mimic of Ashesi Courseware that Integrates peer learning techniques

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2016-04

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This projects seeks to expand the usage of peer learning in tertiary educational institutions. It focuses on designing and a developing a simplified mimic of the Ashesi Courseware that shall make use of peer learning techniques. This is done by granting both lecturers and students the permission to share coursework materials they feel relevant to a given course. It also includes extending its uses to allowing students to give feedback on the usefulness of materials shared in understanding class concepts and the recommendation of materials to students through the rating of uploaded materials. The result is a sharing application that has the potential to be a vibrant information sharing platform.

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Applied project submitted to the Department of Computer Science, Ashesi University College, in partial fulfillment of Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, April 2016

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Ashesi University College, learning management system, software design, peer learning

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