Title :
Overview and Introduction to the Workshop: The Roles of Student Projects and Work Experience in Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Programmes
Author :
Thompson, J. Barrie ; Edwards, Helen M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. & Technol., Univ. of Sunderland, Sunderland
Abstract :
The areas of student projects and work experience in undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes provide a focus for this open event. The key objectives set for the activities are (i) to gain information on specific instances of: project-based classes, capstone course(s), and student work, (ii) to gain an understanding of: beneficiaries and benefits, constraints, risks and challenges, and resources that are needed and those actually provided, (iii) to undertake evaluations - both pros and cons.
Keywords :
computer science education; capstone course; postgraduate programmes; project-based classes; student work; undergraduate experience; Education; Student Projects; Work Experience; capstone courses; real-world experience;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering Education and Training, 2008. CSEET '08. IEEE 21st Conference on
Conference_Location :
Charleston, SC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3144-1
DOI :
10.1109/CSEET.2008.37