Engaging students in software development course projects

Authors:
Jacqueline Hundley;Winard Britt
Affiliations:
Auburn University;Auburn University
Venue:
The Fifth Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference: Intellect, Initiatives, Insight, and Innovations
Year:
2009

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Abstract

This work seeks to contribute to software development education by motivating the use of engaging in-class and laboratory assignments. Ideally, these assignments should involve considerable student buy-in and should also evolve throughout the course to mimic real-world software development. Prior research is discussed, as well as several specific examples from two introductory programming classes. The ultimate contribution is a convincing argument to spend the extra effort to design better student projects.