Incorporating real-world projects in teaching computer science courses

Authors:
Richard Detmer;Cen Li;Zhijiang Dong;Judy Hankins
Affiliations:
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN;Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN;Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN;Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Venue:
Proceedings of the 48th Annual Southeast Regional Conference
Year:
2010

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Abstract

Research has shown students are more motivated and more likely to perform active learning when working on real-world projects that have societal impact. The Computer Science Department at Middle Tennessee State University has embarked on the task of incorporating real-world projects into multiple courses across the curriculum. This paper describes the real world project collection process and a management framework being developed to collect and track the usage of real-world projects for Computer Science courses. It discusses pilot courses that used real-world projects in teaching various computing subjects, as well as lessons learned from these pilot studies.