People, Organizations, and Process Improvement
IEEE Software
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SIGCSE '97 Proceedings of the twenty-eighth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
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SIGCSE '97 Proceedings of the twenty-eighth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Giving computer science students real-world experience
SIGCSE '98 Proceedings of the twenty-ninth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules
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Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
Proceedings of the 38th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
A case study of classroom experience with client-based team projects
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
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Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
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Instructors in many computer science courses tend to focus on concepts and theory instead of emphasizing the practicality of concepts to solving problems. Finding solutions to real problems is a useful way for students to gain "hands-on" experience in college. Without prior exposure to the expectations of industrial demands, students have a hard time adjusting to jobs in the software industry after graduation. A two-course sequence in System Analysis and Design provides students with the opportunity to experience "real world" situations through team-based projects. Students assume various roles as professionals do in the software industry and are expected to contribute to their team and project. Many challenges are encountered with teaching such "practical" courses. This paper reports on the organization and management of these courses as well as issues and problems encountered by both the students and instructor.