TY - GEN
T1 - Benefits of using socially-relevant projects in computer science and engineering education
AU - Buckley, Michael
AU - Kershner, Helene
AU - Schindler, Kris
AU - Alphonce, Carl
AU - Braswell, Jennifer
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - In an attempt to bridge a local technology gap, potentially provide software to health care organizations serving the needs of handicapped clients in the Western NY area, and provide innovative and interesting projects for our capstone design classes, the Computer Science and Engineering department at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) began soliciting projects from local organizations in need. The projects have been integrated into required senior-level undergraduate courses. The practical benefits of project experience on student education, and the benefits of providing useful software to the target organizations, were anticipated, but the experiences have proven to be much more. Students have responded with intensity and philanthropy. The clients have participated in the classroom experience as both recipients and teachers. The program has rescued students at academic risk, and the school is enjoying an enhanced reputation in the community. This paper explores positive and cautionary issues regarding the effort.
AB - In an attempt to bridge a local technology gap, potentially provide software to health care organizations serving the needs of handicapped clients in the Western NY area, and provide innovative and interesting projects for our capstone design classes, the Computer Science and Engineering department at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) began soliciting projects from local organizations in need. The projects have been integrated into required senior-level undergraduate courses. The practical benefits of project experience on student education, and the benefits of providing useful software to the target organizations, were anticipated, but the experiences have proven to be much more. Students have responded with intensity and philanthropy. The clients have participated in the classroom experience as both recipients and teachers. The program has rescued students at academic risk, and the school is enjoying an enhanced reputation in the community. This paper explores positive and cautionary issues regarding the effort.
KW - Socially-relevant projects
KW - Software engineering
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/2642548324
U2 - 10.1145/971300.971463
DO - 10.1145/971300.971463
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:2642548324
SN - 1581137982
SN - 9781581137989
T3 - Proceedings of the SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
SP - 482
EP - 486
BT - Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE 2004
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
T2 - Proceedings of the Thirty-Fifth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
Y2 - 3 March 2004 through 7 March 2004
ER -