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dc.contributor.authorSamarakoon, U-
dc.contributor.authorImbulpitiya, A-
dc.contributor.authorManathunga, K-
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-11T03:24:48Z-
dc.date.available2022-03-11T03:24:48Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.isbn: 978-989-758-502-9-
dc.identifier.urihttp://rda.sliit.lk/handle/123456789/1568-
dc.description.abstractProject based learning is a popular teaching method in Information Technology undergraduate programs where students gain necessary skills and knowledge via a hands-on capstone project. Key learning gains from such projects are problem-solving skills by applying theoretical knowledge while improving soft skills like collaboration and communication. Students can improve critical thinking, learn to face challenging situations, and build creative solutions for a desired problem as a group. Irrespective of all these benefits, social loafing or simply free riding can be recognized as the key challenge in these group-based projects. Some students in group projects put less effort on group work than when they work alone while surviving in the group and taking credits for someone else’s work. This scenario leads to demotivation of hard-working members and lot of group conflicts. Ultimately, social loafing affects the group performance while resulting with unsuccessful projects and dissatisfied students. Seeking mechanisms for reducing social loafing in group projects is becoming a vital and this research proposes set of mechanisms to reduce social loafing in IT group projects and presents the students’ perspective on usefulness of each mechanism.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherScience and Technology Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCSEDU (1);Vol 1, pages 198-206-
dc.subjectStudent Perspectiveen_US
dc.subjectMechanismsen_US
dc.subjectGroup Projectsen_US
dc.subjectReduce Social Loafingen_US
dc.titleSay No to Free Riding: Student Perspective on Mechanisms to Reduce Social Loafing in Group Projects.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5220/0010449701980206en_US
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Research Papers - Open Access Research
Research Papers - SLIIT Staff Publications

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