Integrating virtual collaborative environments into post-graduate project management education: A

This case study examines the use of collaborative technology in training post-graduate students to conduct distributed projects. The experiment involved two Canadian engineering universities. The environment, including infrastructure and functioning, is described and results are discussed. Rather than develop a specific collaborative platform, we used existing tools (primarily Microsoft SharePoint) to develop customer-specific support materials. This enabled investing more time in content and simulation than software development. Participants expressed high overall satisfaction.