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Steghöfer, Jan-Philipp; Burden, Håkan; Hebig, Regina; Calikli, Gul; Feldt, Robert; Hammouda, Imed; Horkoff, Jennifer; Knauss, Eric; Liebel, Grischa – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2018
Problem: The involvement of external stakeholders in capstone projects and project courses is desirable due to its potential positive effects on the students. Capstone projects particularly profit from the inclusion of an industrial partner to make the project relevant and help students acquire professional skills. In addition, an increasing push…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Capstone Experiences, Student Projects, School Business Relationship
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Thota, Neena; Berglund, Anders – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2016
We know from research that there is an intimate relationship between student learning and the context of learning. What is not known or understood well enough is the relationship of the students' background and previous studies to the understanding and learning of the subject area--here, computer science (CS). To show the contextual influences on…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Asians, Foreign Countries, Graduate Students
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Bell, Tim; Andreae, Peter; Robins, Anthony – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2014
For many years computing in New Zealand schools was focused on teaching students how to use computers, and there was little opportunity for students to learn about programming and computer science as formal subjects. In this article we review a series of initiatives that occurred from 2007 to 2009 that led to programming and computer science being…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Science, Computer Science Education, Computer Literacy