Methodology

The Ministry of Education had to improve the quality of professionalism on the polytechnic education and adopted several critical strategies to make the colleges hire more and more technological industry experts so that the students would find it easier to meet the demands for vocational training and polytechnic education (Loyens et al. 2015). There was a lack of skill found in the students after the advanced form of educational techniques were applied to the new and improved learning systems. These were made to instigate the skills of students in complex problem solving methods.

Therefore, based on the above topic, several peer reviewed literatures, like journals and research papers would be put forward to make a further review on them (Davidson and Major 2014). This would be done by reviewing the literatures on the basis of a comparative study on the conceptual frameworks as well as the theoretical frameworks used for the conducted study. Following would be a detailed critical analysis created for the outputs that has been provided in the literature on the basis of the findings described in the journal articles. This will provide a clear idea about the complete state of affairs that made the students in Sydney to make use of problem based learning in their post-graduation degrees and how these studies would benefit them in the latter halves of their lives.

After thorough study of the literatures reviewed in this regard, it can be easily said that Sydney had incorporated the use of practical study and academic and industrial collaboration with the industries with the sole purpose of coping up to the situation about the financial crisis in the later times (Davidson, Major and Michaelsen 2014). The studies have put the facts forwards that in previous times where the industry had been before the situation of financial turmoil, the educational system had been under constant situation where the trained students were found to have inadequate preparation after their study in school and it was also found that the students often failed to meet the needs in technical learning, especially in the fields of proper learning of management where in the industrial trainings their skills and knowledge feel short to meet the needs of their major in specific classes (Dolmans et al. 2015).

In another literature, it was found that the authors have based the entire study regarding this topic on the pretext of the basic knowledge of students on Project Management and the methods by which they are acquired by the students through their management practitioners in their graduation degrees.  As for example, it can be said that Methods Quasi-experimental study along with pre-test and post-test design in control and experimental form a group to determine the differences in the improvement of argumentative and declarative knowledge (Glen 2017). The authors have faced questions randomly through the research facing various facts like the proper teaching methods and the practical approach of the education towards the advanced project management levels in the study of master degrees (Savery 2015). This paper also puts forward the facts where the students have also displayed their personal interest in the learning process of management studies where they have stated that the advanced course in problem based learning in their post-graduation degrees were nothing new as per the lectures and the only difference they found was in the utilization of common sense. They have also stated that the utility of common sense was frequent in almost all the course of industrial management.

Results

One of the journal articles focused on the identification and synthesis of the evidences found on the application of PBL designed techniques based on the nursing students. For this purpose, the major education design techniques of JBI SUMARI was analysed to make sure that if the latest technology had instigated leadership and clinical reasoning in nursing students or not (Martyn et al. 2014). The entire survey was conducted on the basis of the techniques applied on different aspects of development in the nurses’ educational as well as skill concerned with effective nursing techniques. This has elaborated that the tutors in the first place should possess technical, leadership and reasoning skills before leading an effective guidance to the team.

The explanation from various authors regarding the scope creeps and scope change, made sure of the differences between scope change and scope creep. However, the primary terms of edifice scope creep might have a varied set of definition given the fact that construction industry is in the need of different methodologies and processes in order to run the projects (BALIM et al. 2015). These reasons can be from different competitive environment, the importance of finishing the project on time and budget as well as the ratio of demand and available properties will make the state of affairs more demanding. The existing researches about the study have found that the practitioners based on the project management education. The master level students previously based their entire education on the conceptual based studies (Carrió et al. 2016). This had not just affected the students in their post educational lives but also affected the trainers since they were blamed as a result of the incompetency of the students in their respective careers as project managers.

The authors of the journal articles have found out that the project management instructors also faced the same heat since the management educators found it essentially difficult to build up a connection with the practice of the subjects and the students to form a treaty with the complexities of the real-world problems in managing a project. The courses were heavily focused on the theoretical aspects of making a student come in relation to the project management courses but it further complicated the goal of creating a course that was most related to a practical scenario of the real world. The focus instead should have been on teaching students the following skill set for identifying a project management related challenge or any other related problems, how to acquire supplementary information or any relevant tools and acquired techniques to solve a particular problem or a set of consecutive problems, as well as using of the new and acquired information to come up with the best solution (Padmavathy and Mareesh 2013). Thus, it can be clearly stated that the entire study was incapable of making the students face their respective careers and handle a problematic situation in handling a project where the problem was not based on theoretical knowledge but mostly focused on a practical and out of the syllabus conflict. The structure of the Problem-based learning or PBL is basically a teaching approach centered on the students that plan at putting the responsibility on students when it comes to finding the relevant information needed for solving complex or real-world problems.

Discussion

As per the findings of the journal articles, the proposed learning techniques about the PBL Model discards the theoretical learning and focuses towards a more practical approach in higher education. The proposed PBL model is successful in making the students apply their theoretical knowledge in a more real-world setting (Overby and Rusiewicz 2018). PBL is based on a primarily diverse learning process compared to traditional classroom teaching where an instructor transfers their knowledge to the students. PBL can be denoted as a learning process focusing on the students and centering them entirely where students learn the techniques of effective project management techniques through problem solving. PBL could be further notified as the learning that results from the process of working toward the understanding or resolution of a problem. The problems all based on the problems arising in the real world, and it required the students to identify the effective knowledge that is required to solve the problem. The problems should be designed in a way that is complex and ill-structured so that students cannot solve them right away; the students need to find new information to analyze the situation and come up with possible solutions. This would further make sure that the students are more capable of following a knowledge structure in project management that has a practical approach than just theoretical knowledge (Clyne and Billiar 2016). The authors have figured out that this would induct a much relevant study of the techniques of project management since this would sort out the studious and the exact capable candidate to be an effective and efficient project manager. Problem solving as regarded as team work, in particular for handling a case of a complex and challenging problem, needs all team members to partake in different discussions as well as engage in the sharing of information, and be involved in the events like literature researches or any other sources. This PBL Learning Model induces the same within the student of post graduation appearing for the project management studies.  However, the function of PBL can be seen forming a response to condemnation that management education is disengaged from practice and students have difficulties in relating the theories and concepts to complex real world problems.

All of the literature justifies the fact, that the use of PBL models in learning techniques makes a significant rise in the students’ skills and reasoning development and it is a convenient tool for the acquisitions of the required competencies for the students pursuing post graduation studies (Arrue et al. 2015). It enables the students with the relevant skills required to fill in real world ideas and implement them in their respective career paths.

Conclusion

After the review of the relevant literatures, critically analyzing the literature it can be said that the key terms of construction scope creep might have different definition due to the fact that construction industry requires different process and methodologies to run the projects. Some reasons such as competitive environment, the ratio of demand and available properties and the importance of finishing the project on time and budget will make the situation more challenging. The existing researches about the study have found that the practitioners based on the project management education (Felgueiras et al. 2015). The master level students previously based their entire education on the conceptual based studies.

On the other hand, about the PBL Model discards the theoretical learning and focuses towards a more practical approach in higher education. The proposed PBL model is successful in making the students apply their theoretical knowledge in a more real world setting. PBL is based on a fundamentally different learning process than traditional classroom teaching in which an instructor transfers his or her knowledge to students (Richards 2015). PBL is a learning process focusing on the students and centering them entirely where students learn the techniques of effective project management techniques through problem solving. PBL could be further notified as the learning that results from the process of working toward the understanding or resolution of a problem.

Thus, it can be easily criticized through the learning of the literature that the idea that these journal articles pose are relevant in finding the main benefits of the PBL learning Models as they make sure that the post graduation students do not fall back in the latter half of their career because of their sole focus on theoretical knowledge (Wosinski et al. 2018). Practical knowledge over the theoretical terms is most necessary since theoretical knowledge do not suffice the real world problems that would make further realizations of a project manager in their duties towards a particular project. Theoretical knowledge and real world problems are much different than each other.

Conclusion

Therefore, it can be concluded from the above literature, that the learning techniques adopted by different universities in regards to the problem-based learning of project management in post graduation students had indeed induced several advantages over the educational system post the financial crisis in the entire world, having sole focus of the student around Sydney. This review of literature has been based upon several peer reviewed journal articles based on the above topic, including the articles like journals and research papers that essentially put forward several insights that help in making a further review on them. Inference drawing on these has been done by reviewing the literatures based on their comparative study, the conceptual and theoretical frameworks used for the study conducted and the critical analysis of the outputs provided in the literature based on the findings of the journal articles. Thus, the review had enlightened about the topic having a clear idea about the entire situation that urged in students in Sydney to utilize problem based learning in their post-graduation degrees and the benefits of these studies in the latter half of their lives. The articles have had their shortcomings, but mostly these have shed light on the positive impacts of the topics based on their thorough review of the journals which has generated positive ideas about these learning techniques which makes the students be sure about their further career. This is because; the industry prefers trained students with technical learning based degrees having special focus on hands-on skill based knowledge about the industry.

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