Theoretical Research Project vs. Hands-on Project in a Network Management Course

A project implemented in an undergraduate network management course is presented in this paper. The goal is to help students broaden their vision beyond what they have learned in class. Students can either select a theoretical research project to investigate a specific issue or a hands-on project to conduct experiments in the field of network management. During the semester, students were required to submit a project proposal, make a project presentation, and write a project report. A survey was conducted in the end of the semester to evaluate the effectiveness of the project implementation. We expect the analysis results of the survey to help student learning in future classes.