User-centered design of a web application for an online Operating Systems course

Authors

  • José Daniel Calvo Saiz Ingeniero en Informática por la Universidad a Distancia de Madrid, UDIMA (España)
  • Sonia Pamplona Roche Directora del Máster en Educación y Nuevas Tecnologías y profesora de la Escuela de Ciencias Técnicas e Ingeniería de la Universidad a Distancia de Madrid, UDIMA (España)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51302/tce.2017.154

Keywords:

Operating Systems, process management, learning, teaching, Computer Science Engineering, usercentered design, Bloom's taxonomy

Abstract

Operating Systems is a course included in the curricula of Computer Science Engineering that is difficult to teach and learn. This difficulty may be greater in online environments, where synchronous teacher-student contact may be very rare. This paper presents a web application whose purpose is to facilitate the learning of the subject Operating Systems in online environments. This application allows the study of concepts related to the management of operating systems processes and to check their understanding. In order to increase the usability, user-centered design techniques have been used to create the application.

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Published

2017-09-12

How to Cite

Calvo Saiz, J. D., & Pamplona Roche, S. (2017). User-centered design of a web application for an online Operating Systems course. Technology, Science and Education Journal, (8), 50–67. https://doi.org/10.51302/tce.2017.154