Student Software Engineering Learning via Participation in Humanitarian FOSS Projects

Ellis, Heidi J. C.; Hislop, Gregory W.; Rodriguez, Josephine Sears; Morelli, Ralph

doi:10.18260/1-2--21949

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“…These results are aligned with prior investigations, such as the one conducted by Nascimento et al [7], which found that 90% of the students who participated in an open-source project-based learning course had a similar experience to what they can find in the industry. In addition, in the study by Ellis et al [24], the students somewhat agreed (mean score of 3.6 out of 5) that they improved their understanding of how to behave like a computing professional through their participation in a Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software project. The instructors also considered that the students acquired new useful knowledge (IQ2, median = 5.0, mode = 5).…”

Section: Learning Experiencementioning

confidence: 90%

“…Some studies describe real experiences of applying open-source projects in academic courses. Researches such as the ones conducted by Ellis et al [13,24] analyze the impact of learning activities with Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) projects in terms of motivation, learning experience, and career plans. Other studies describe courses where students take different roles (e.g., developers, testers, requirements definition engineers) in real open source project developments [7,19,25].…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…An interesting result reveals that all the instructors strongly agreed that it is feasible to incorporate FIWARE in regular activities, not only in FYPs (IQ20, median = 5.0, mode = 5). Although the literature explains that capstone projects (e.g., FYPs) are the best option to integrate open-source projects in teaching [27], there are successful experiences of integrating them into other kinds of learning activities [7,13,19,24,25,29,30]. 6.5.…”

Section: Evaluation and Integration Of Fiware In Fypsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Although many courses in computer science and software engineering require students to work on practical assignments, these are usually toy projects that do not come close to real professional developments. As such, recent graduates often fail to meet industry expectations when they first enter the workforce. In view of the gap between graduates’ skills and industry expectations, several institutions have resorted to integrating open-source software development as part of their programs. In this pilot study, we report on the results of the contributions of eleven students to the FIWARE open-source project as part of their final year project. Our findings suggest that both teachers and students have a positive perception towards contributing to the FIWARE open-source initiative and that students increased their knowledge of technologies valued by the industry. We also found that this kind of project requires an additional initial effort for the students as well as for the instructor to monitor their progress. Consequently, it is important that the instructors have previous experience in FIWARE, as many of the students need help during the process.

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Section: Learning Experiencementioning

confidence: 90%