Abstract:

Nowadays, information is one of the basic needs in any environment modeled by a computer application. Database Management Systems (DBMS) allow users to store large amounts of information and to retrieve it efficiently. Therefore, Databases is a fundamental area in the professional development of a computer engineer.

In the Computer Science Bachelor’s degree at Jaume I University (Spain), there is a compulsory subject, databases, in the Computer Engineering degree (2010 curriculum). This subject examines in depth the systems based on the databases relational model, as it is the most widely used nowadays, and basic skills are acquired in this area. These skills can be expanded by studying the subjects Database Design and Implementation, Database Systems Design and Database Management Systems.

The purpose of this paper is to present the work developed in the second semester of course 2019/20. In this semester, the covid19 pandemic forced the Spanish universities (and other education levels) to move to a distance learning without any time to plan the change.

The paper objective is to present how the learning process has been developed. The subject was planned using the flipped classroom learning technique, and the idea is to show how this learning technique supports and facilitates teachers to develop the subject. Furthermore, an analysis of final marks has been done to evaluate the subject results and to know the impact of remote learning comparing it with results from last two years.

Keywords:

Flipped classroom, distance learning, Computer science.