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A framework of combining case‐based reasoning with a work breakdown structure for estimating the cost of online course production projects
Author(s) -
He Wu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
british journal of educational technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.79
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-8535
pISSN - 0007-1013
DOI - 10.1111/bjet.12043
Subject(s) - work breakdown structure , computer science , production (economics) , cost estimate , work (physics) , estimation , case based reasoning , software engineering , industrial engineering , project management , systems engineering , machine learning , project planning , engineering , project charter , mechanical engineering , economics , macroeconomics
Currently, a work breakdown structure ( WBS ) approach is used as the most common cost estimation approach for online course production projects. To improve the practice of cost estimation, this paper proposes a novel framework to estimate the cost for online course production projects using a case‐based reasoning ( CBR ) technique and a WBS . A prototype was developed to illustrate the effectiveness of the framework. Preliminary results suggest that the combined approach of using CBR and WBS is preferred and enables project managers to generate reasonable estimates for online course production projects more efficiently.