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    Developing the Qualifications of the ICT Workforce Through Problem-based Learning
    (Aalborg University Press (Dinamarca), 2013) Coto, Mayela; Mora, Sonia; Lykke, Marianne
    Abstract. The ICT sector has an important role in the development of Costa Rica, and consists of a mix of multinational and local companies. Such development requires a large workforce related to computer science and informatics, with skills in the areas of problem solving, team work, mathematics, business ad¬ministration, and foreign languages. While computer engineering have a tradition of deductive teaching which is strong in Costa Rica, studies show that problem-based, inductive teaching is a preferable alternative. This chapter presents a case study where the School of Informatics at the National University of Costa Rica analyzed and tried out how a problem-based learning approach (PBL) may contribute in developing student skills to real-life problem solving. The project used a design-based re¬search methodology and gradually introduced PBL in a sequence of five pro¬gramming courses with the purpose to examine and evaluate how PBL can be used to develop the desired real-life problem-solving skills. The results show that the process of implementing PBL is not straightfor¬ward. The alignment of current curricula with deductive teaching methods is very strong, and inductive approaches require significant changes in the mind¬set of faculty and students. The results also show that the PBL approach has the potential to reduce failure rates, but is needed to consider carefully some key issues if we want to help develop in computer engineering students the skills the country needs.