I think Drexel has a philosophy that might suit your student.

Yes, both my kids had group projects (one is in STEM and the other was in humanities). My DD’s boyfriend has them, too (business).

My college kid is doing a summer research project in his field, which means using a professional cartography tool to answer a question he chose, and writing it up in 20-30 pages. There is light supervision by a professor, and eventually, I suppose, a grade. The point is to deepen his knowledge of that topic, however. He already has nearly enough credits to graduate and still a year to go.

So in his field, a "project" usually ends up being a paper, regardless of what tools and software are used in the process.

Anonymous wrote:I hate projects, it feels like busywork..would much rather write a paper.

+1
My brother made a collage in his PhD program. !!

Anonymous wrote:As a business major a million years ago I had a group project in almost every class. I don't know if that was common then but I went to a "learn by doing" focused college.

My kids - data science major and environmental science major - seem to both do a lot of projects. Some solo, some group. Projects seem to increase as they've gone through college.

+1. B School 30 years ago was so may group projects. I actually hated it and probably should have changed majors.

Did you not go yourself?

I hate projects, it feels like busywork..would much rather write a paper.

Anonymous wrote:WPI

+1 They've been project based since the 70s. They also have tests and papers, but the learning style is project oriented and very "real working world."

https://www.wpi.edu/project-based-learning

As a business major a million years ago I had a group project in almost every class. I don't know if that was common then but I went to a "learn by doing" focused college.

My kids - data science major and environmental science major - seem to both do a lot of projects. Some solo, some group. Projects seem to increase as they've gone through college.

When I was in college, I had zero but friends in other majors had them. I can't imagine that's changed.

WPI

You posted this twice. It depends on their major and the courses they choose. And what you consider to be a project. I think writing a paper is a project, just not a very fun one.

Yes college students do projects, but college is also a time to grow up and be able to learn the material without having it funnified with a project. The best projects are things that actually need to be done

I think kids look to their activities for projects as well.

Though I am guessing it depends on the major, our oldest kids, now college graduates in different majors from two different schools, worked on a lot of them.

This is kind of a weird question, but my kid really gets into projects versus papers or studying tests. Overall a good student but I think they allow for some creativity and flexibility. Their high school does some but not a ton.

It got me thinking because it’s been a million years since I went to college, do kids do projects in college? Some types of schools or programs more than others?