Evaluating student experiences in developing software for humanity

Authors:
Gregory W. Hislop;Heidi J.C. Ellis;Ralph A. Morelli
Affiliations:
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA;Trinity Collge, Hartford, CT, USA;Trinity College, Hartford, CT, USA
Venue:
ITiCSE '09 Proceedings of the 14th annual ACM SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
Year:
2009

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Abstract

Student involvement in Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) projects holds the potential to provide a rich education experience to undergraduates. This paper discusses educational use of HFOSS including identification of the potential for HFOSS to impact curricula, an overview of an implementation of HFOSS in education and a description of an evaluation framework that includes measures of success of such a program. The paper also presents results from initial surveys of students involved in HFOSS development in several U.S. academic institutions. The paper concludes with a discussion of work in progress.