Implementing the Tech Startup Model: A Retrospective on Year One

Abstract

After gaining industry experience as a usability and human factors engineering specialist, he earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech. His research concentrates on software engineering education, software testing, and eLearning tools.

Fostering Entrepreneurship in Project-based Software Engineering Courses

“…In previous papers, we outlined the coordinated weekly schedules [14], assignments and activities [15] [16], and positive outcomes for businesses that have emerged from the courses [14]. We also found that the model lead to software engineering students' more closely adhering to Agile principles than when working on other types of PBL projects [17].…”

“…The research outlined in this paper focuses on student agency and motivation, which should be extended with longitudinal studies of project quality as well as continuity and success of entrepreneurial projects. In previous work [14] [16] we found that some teams continue to work on their project after the academic term is complete and a few even legally incorporate and launch enterprises. However, it may also be worth investigating whether the emergent technology intervention or other factors in the ideation and team formation process influence project outcomes.…”