Title :
A Scalable Approach to Graduate Student Projects: Hundreds with Industry Every Year
Author :
Thompson, J. Barrie ; Edwards, Helen M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput., Eng. & Technol., Univ. of Sunderland, Sunderland
Abstract :
By undertaking projects that have a real-world dimension students are highly likely to gain the skills and abilities which industry requires. An outline is presented of the range of taught masters level programmes at the University of Sunderland highlighting the requirement for each student to undertake a capstone project. Details are presented of an approach, involving empowerment and control, that has enabled hundreds of successful projects to be undertaken with industry ever year. Finally reflections are presented along with details of developments.
Keywords :
computer science education; University of Sunderland; graduate student projects; masters level programmes; real-world dimension students; Computer industry; Computer networks; Electronic commerce; Industrial training; Information management; Information technology; Management information systems; Reflection; Software engineering; Technology management; Industry-academia collaboration models; Internships and projects for students and graduates; Performance evaluation and assessment.;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering Education and Training, 2009. CSEET '09. 22nd Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3431-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1093-0175
DOI :
10.1109/CSEET.2009.28
