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A “just in time” course framework: project-oriented courses

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Software Engineering Education (CSEE 1994)

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Typically, a course's framework is built around a set of topics. Elementary concepts are followed by more advanced topics which build on ideas previously presented. Projects are often added to computer science courses to illustrate and reinforce these concepts. This paper looks at an alternative framework in which the course is built around a project and topics are introduced to support that project. The paper begins by justifying this approach, looking at an example course, comparing it with standard curriculum, addressing some of the issues encountered, and documenting the results of students.

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, The University of Portland, 97203, Portland, OR

    Edward C. Epp

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Jorge L. Díaz-Herrera

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Epp, E.C. (1993). A “just in time” course framework: project-oriented courses. In: Díaz-Herrera, J.L. (eds) Software Engineering Education. CSEE 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 750. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0017612

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