eUreka

Typically, students learn through knowledge transfer and sharing via teaching by the instructor. It is also recognised that another important form of learning is through constructivist or discovery learning environment. A good common practice for the latter is project work. Its many forms include, notably, the final year project (or FYP) that is a major course component and key highlight in the undergraduate program. Other varied forms include term or mini-projects, group project work, as well as postgraduate project resulting in a defence for a PhD.

Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore has developed a web-based project work management system to manage knowledge creation, discovery, sharing and collaboration to better document such learning journeys by the project students. Building on instructional and learning processes, eUreka provides an effective platform for project work planning and scheduling, documentation of resources and findings, collaborative work and reflections on the learning experiences in the project work duration. It also offers a centralized platform to manage the internal quality processes of invention and future innovation.