Evaluating a software engineering project course model based on studio presentations

Author

Knight, John C. ; Horton, Thomas B.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA

fYear

2005

fDate

19-22 Oct. 2005

Lastpage

21

Abstract

We present a model for a software engineering project course that has proven successful as the capstone of our required sequence of software courses in our computer science major. It differs from many similar courses because all teams work on the same project, defined by the instructor (not projects for "real" customers). The course\´s project centers on weekly "studio presentations" during which student teams present preliminary results and receive immediate feedback. This model allows us to efficiently offer a project course for over a hundred students. The nature of the project itself supports other course goals. Assessment of our program and the course indicates that the course successfully fulfills its role within our degree program

Keywords

computer science education; educational aids; educational courses; software engineering; computer science major; software engineering project; studio presentations; Application software; Computer science; Education; Educational programs; Feedback; Laboratories; Project management; Software design; Software engineering; Software systems; laboratories; project courses; software engineering education; studio presentations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education, 2005. FIE '05. Proceedings 35th Annual Conference

Conference_Location

Indianopolis, IN

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9077-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.2005.1612249

Filename

1612249