Abstract :
This article introduces a lab project which can be applied as part of a capstone course for undergraduate students within a computer science or information system degree program. The intent of the coursework is to provide students with a practical application of learned concepts and a forum for gaining additional knowledge and experience prior to entering the workforce. This article identifies coursework literature coverage limitations, and integrates multiple current and advanced areas such as database setup, querying, object-relational concepts, programming, and web technologies/design in order to develop HOMER (Home-based Object-relational Medical Electronic Record). Presented are the details of the course including the project introduction, course outline, assignments, discussion of technology topics, sample code, and demonstrated outputs.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer science education; educational courses; medical information systems; object-oriented databases; relational databases; HOMER; capstone course; computer science; coursework literature coverage limitation; home-based object-relational medical electronic record; information system degree program; undergraduate students; Application software; Computer science; Databases; Employment; HTML; Information systems; Information technology; Relays; Software quality; XML; .NET; Capstone; ORDBMS; SQL; XML;
