2nd International ICST Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing

Research Article

Teaching Students How to Work in Global Software Development Environments

Cite
BibTeX Plain Text
  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/COLCOM.2006.361849,
    author={Kathleen Swigger and Robert Brazile and Brian Harrington and Xiaobo Peng and Ferda Alpaslan},
    title={Teaching Students How to Work in Global Software Development Environments},
    proceedings={2nd International ICST Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={COLLABORATECOM},
    year={2007},
    month={5},
    keywords={collaborative learning groupware distributed learning global software development},
    doi={10.1109/COLCOM.2006.361849}
}
  • Kathleen Swigger
    Robert Brazile
    Brian Harrington
    Xiaobo Peng
    Ferda Alpaslan
    Year: 2007
    Teaching Students How to Work in Global Software Development Environments
    COLLABORATECOM
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/COLCOM.2006.361849
Kathleen Swigger1,*, Robert Brazile1, Brian Harrington1, Xiaobo Peng1, Ferda Alpaslan2,*
  • 1: Computer Science & Engineering, University of North Texas
  • 2: Computer Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
*Contact email: kathy@cs.unt.edu, alpaslan@ceng.metu.tr

Abstract

Given that outsourcing has become a fact of life, it is becoming increasingly obvious that we need to ensure that computer science students are taught the necessary skills to cope with global software development. Unfortunately, the enormous amount of time that it takes to coordinate and support such activities can deter even the most devoted educator. This paper describes a course that used a computer supported collaborative tool help teach distributed teams from Turkey and the US how to work together to solve programming problems. The system contains both collaborative tools that support groups, as well as course management software for helping instructors with administrative tasks. Examples of the usage of the system and data collected from the undergraduate computer science course that used the software are presented. Based on that experience, future plans to refine the system for early detection of problem teams, and the advantages of implementing the software as a Web service are also discussed. This information is designed to provide support for effective multi-institutional learning courses

Keywords
collaborative learning groupware distributed learning global software development
Published
2007-05-21
Publisher
IEEE
http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/COLCOM.2006.361849
Copyright © 2006–2024 IEEE