Title :
Can quality graduate software engineering courses really be delivered asynchronously on-line?
Author :
Edwards, Stephen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
The article briefly presents a case study in online asynchronous course delivery. It sketches the design of a graduate computer science course entitled “Software Design and Quality”, illustrating an effective approach to distance learning that accommodates learning by doing, team collaboration, and critical thinking. It also shows that there are effective alternatives to “canned” streaming media presentations that achieve quality online education
Keywords :
computer science education; distance learning; educational courses; educational technology; information resources; software engineering; teaching; Software Design and Quality; asynchronous online courses; case study; critical thinking; distance learning; graduate computer science course; learning by doing; online asynchronous course delivery; quality graduate software engineering courses; quality online education; streaming media presentations; team collaboration; Collaboration; Computer aided instruction; Computer science; Educational institutions; Software design; Software engineering; Software quality; Streaming media; Videoconference; Web sites;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering, 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Limerick
Print_ISBN :
1-58113-206-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICSE.2000.870465
