DocumentCode :
1972150
Title :
A summer-study intensive computer science practicum
Author :
Bell, Jean ; Gordon, Aaron
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
Volume :
3
fYear :
1999
fDate :
10-13 Nov. 1999
Abstract :
Educating students for employment in computer science involves much more than teaching computer programming skills. Students must know how to apply those skills to real problems. Also, the student needs generic skills that include teamwork, communication, project management, independent thinking, and creative problem solving. Integration of these skills is required so that students can work on a team, communicate about, plan, implement and report on a programming project. But integration and practical application are difficult to teach in ordinary classroom situations. In this paper we describe an intensive 6-week summer course in which each team of students completely develops a project for a real client. The project is the framework upon which the student learns to apply and integrate knowledge learned in regular classes.
Keywords :
computer science education; programming; project management; communication; creative problem solving; generic skills; independent thinking; intensive computer science practicum; programming skills application; project management; summer course; summer-study course; teamwork; Computer science; Education; Educational institutions; Employment; Mathematical programming; Petroleum; Problem-solving; Software engineering; Software testing; Teamwork;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1999. FIE '99. 29th Annual
Conference_Location :
San Juan, Puerto Rico
ISSN :
0190-5848
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5643-8
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1999.840372
Filename :
840372
Link To Document :
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