Learning in Groups in the Workplace
Department
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Major
Engineering Management
Research Advisor
Luechtefeld, Ray
Advisor's Department
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Funding Source
UMR Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experiences (OURE) Program
Abstract
There have been many studies conducted about group learning in the educational. It has shown to have a very positive impact on children’s learning experiences. The purpose of this study is to see if learning in the workplace makes people just as successful as in an educational environment. We have predicted it to be very beneficial to workers in any field. We want to expose a group of workers to a new program and see how well they can navigate to solve a problem with no help from co-workers. Using the same program we would like to observe how well a group of workers learn a program if they work together in groups.
Biography
Ashlee is a sophomore attending the University of Missouri--Rolla. She is the daughter of Andrea Bowdry from St. Louis, Missouri. Ashlee plans to pursue a career in her field of Engineering Management. On campus she works for the Cultural Diversity program.
Research Category
Research Proposals
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Document Type
Poster
Presentation Date
12 Apr 2006, 9:00 am
Learning in Groups in the Workplace
There have been many studies conducted about group learning in the educational. It has shown to have a very positive impact on children’s learning experiences. The purpose of this study is to see if learning in the workplace makes people just as successful as in an educational environment. We have predicted it to be very beneficial to workers in any field. We want to expose a group of workers to a new program and see how well they can navigate to solve a problem with no help from co-workers. Using the same program we would like to observe how well a group of workers learn a program if they work together in groups.
