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Computer-aided learning and assessment of critical path analysis
(Started: 2004, Completed: May 2006)
Project Leader: Barrie Baker (Coventry University)

Project Summary
The project aimed to investigate the teaching, learning and assessment of critical path analysis and network modeling. The main outcomes were: the creation and development of a computer-aided program for teaching and assessment of students on large modules; and, demonstrating how students can use ordinary spreadsheet tools to construct a network model for an operational research (OR) project and how a companion computer program can be used to provide feedback or deduct marks when students make mistakes.

Project Resources
1. “Computer-aided learning and assessment of critical path analysis” by Barrie Baker. Published in MSOR Connections Aug 2004:
http://mathstore.gla.ac.uk/headocs/43computer-aided_learning.pdf [Accessed 23.02.08].
2. “Have you seen this… Computer-aided learning and assessment of critical path analysis” by Barrie Baker. Published in MSOR Connections Nov 2004:
http://mathstore.gla.ac.uk/headocs/44seenthisbb.pdf [Accessed 23.02.08].
3. “Computer-aided Learning and Assessment for Spreadsheet Modelling of Critical Path Analysis” by Barrie M. Baker. Published in INFORMS Transactions on Education, Vol 6 No 1 Sep 2005:
http://ite.pubs.informs.org/Vol6No1/Baker/index.php [Accessed 11.05.07].
4. “Computer-Aided Learning and Assessment of Critical Path Analysis” by Barrie Baker. Published in MSOR Connections May 2006:
http://mathstore.gla.ac.uk/headocs/6207cal.pdf [Accessed 23.02.08].
5. “Spreadsheet Models for Critical Path Analysis” by B. M. Baker. Access to the spreadsheets further developed by this project are accessible via:
http://www.mis.coventry.ac.uk/research/or/bmb_sheets/cpa.html [Accessed 21.06.07]. /