Cooperative learning and website in Software Project Management pedagogy

Software Project Management Course is part of syllabus in Mahamaya Technical University (MTU) Noida in B.Tech(IT/CSE) in VI/VIII Semester respectively. Here, in this course students learn managing the project. The pre-requisite course of Software Project Management (SPM) is Software Engineering (SE). SE is taught in B.Tech(IT/CSE) III Semester. We have used both cooperative learning assignments as well as individual assignment pattern. There is also teacher´s website on Software Project Management. It is managed, updated and revised by teacher along with classroom lessons, lab and project. The teacher´s website has study material for course as well as enhanced material for further study. Students were given flexibility in learning hours and having meetings inside the class as well outside the class. Students have to submit minutes of meetings with pseudo-customer and within the group for the project. Students became more concern about well behavior as it was carrying marks for final gradation.