Experiences in implementing a studio component into a course for novice web developers

  • Authors:
  • Rebecca Grasser

  • Affiliations:
  • Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, OH, USA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 16th annual joint conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

This paper discusses an educational experience aimed at producing better computer-based projects by including in the assessment process an art appreciation-like critique component. In a way that at times parallels the constructive criticism of work done by art students we asked our participants to critique their classmates as well as themselves. New elements of assessment such as aesthetics, user-engagement, naturalness, completeness, and unrealized potential of the projects appeared in the discourse. Although it is very early to extrapolate results, our conclusion is that a noticeable improvement of the overall quality of the final products as well as a higher level of collaboration, participation, and student satisfaction resulted from this approach.