In their words

Abstract

In this paper, we describe a collaborative course experience between students from universities in the USA and Turkey. Student teams worked together on a software engineering project for a non-profit organization based in Turkey. The students learned valuable skills in team-work, collaborationfacilitating software tools and working with peers from a different culture and a different time-zone. At the end of the course, in a focus group, students were asked for feedback regarding the course and its outcomes. In this paper, we describe the course from the student perspective. From this, and the instructor's experiences we provide a list of guidelines.

GETTING TO GLOBAL YES! - Designing a Distributed Student Collaboration

“…The authors emphasize the articulation of expected and required tasks, availability of contact details ahead of the assignment, planning the schedule and length of the experience, designing appropriate incentives and a follow-up debriefing. (Chidanandan et al 2010) describe a global project course between undergraduates in USA and in Turkey. The authors describe the course learning outcomes, collaboration tools, client set up and the structure of the project.…”