Student and Staff Perceptions of Key Aspects of Computer Science Engineering Capstone Projects

Olarte, Juan J.; Domínguez, César; Arturo, Jaime; García‐Izquierdo, Francisco J.

doi:10.1109/te.2015.2427118

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“…Several investigations are reported in the literature to present effective Capstone Project (CP) course setups, structures, and assessment frameworks in computer science and engineering programs [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. In [1], the author describes a course structure that includes a carefully designed prerequisite course on project management and scheduled milestones.…”

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Effective Assessment of Computer Science Capstone Projects and Student Outcomes

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A capstone project is a culminating experience that entails creativity, critical thinking, and advanced problem-solving skills. To that end, capstone projects enable students to prove their abilities, demonstrate their attained skills, and carry out a significant project in their field. In Computer Science Bachelor programs, there is a strong mapping between learning outcomes of capstone projects and all student learning outcomes. This paper presents an assessment framework for capstone courses that allows for sound evaluations of the performance of students and project qualities; besides assessing the student outcomes of the program. The developed framework comprises criteria, indicators, extensive analytic rubrics, and a summative statistical formulation. The presented course and framework are supported by the results, analysis, and evaluation of a pilot study for a single institution to explore the effectiveness of the proposed tool.

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“…Olarte et al [4] present a study that compares student and staff perceptions of key aspects of CPs, such as, characteristics of projects, competencies of students, in-volvement of advisor, and perceived learning of students. The study employs a holistic Likert scale of 1-4 to aid the evaluation.…”

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“…It is worth noting that the author has also identified having a degree of professionalism in applying practices as important as the product and process in determining the quality of the senior project. In [17], the authors analyzed the performance of students from their perspective, their supervisors and their evaluators perspectives as well. They have placed methodology under the student's competence category, as methodology is considered a key factor in determining the success of a project.…”

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Adjustments of Methodology Planning and Assessment Activities of Senior Projects in the Computer Science Program

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2018

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The senior project stage in bachelor's degrees represents an essential milestone in the learning process of a Computer Science (CS) student. The Senior Project Management System (SPMS) plays an important role in refining the quality of the resulting product and improving the learning experience of students. The CS department at King Abdulaziz University (KAU) has followed a well-defined system for managing senior projects since 2012. Systems evolve through time in response to encounters that unfold when the system is put to use. The administration of CS senior projects is no exception. In this paper, we present some incremental changes that have been introduced as refinements to the original system. This paper focuses on analyzing the data of the projects conducted during 2015 and 2016 in the Computer Science Department, Girls Main Campus (GMC) branch from the following perspectives: the project plan and deliverables at each milestone, and the provision of constructive mature collective feedback by the evaluating committee. These refinements are called addendums as they are additional steps to the SPMS and each step is monitored by using forms. This paper also describes some practices that support the SPMS along with the rationale behind their application. Evidence for the two addendums have been collected from analysis of the relevant forms. The analysis showed that the students benefited from the flexibility introduced by the milestone addendum as they made use of the new options. In addition, analysis of the forms of the feedback addendum showed that this documentation served as a means to gather the overall collective opinion of the committee members as opposed to the individual assessment of each member. Additional evidence was collected from evaluation committee members, by conducting a questionnaire. It showed that participants do benefit from the discussion promoted by the feedback addendum.

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“…Previous studies [4][5][6][7] have found convincing evidences that indicate the effectiveness of the capstone course. The capstone course allowed students to integrate the learning experiences acquired from their academic disciplines and made sure they were able to demonstrate the competences aligned with the department learning objectives.…”

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From Technology Elaboration Toward Application Innovation: An Instructional Transformation in a Project-oriented Capstone Course of Dynamic Control Systems

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Student and Staff Perceptions of Key Aspects of Computer Science Engineering Capstone Projects

Cited by 12 publications

References 18 publications

Effective Assessment of Computer Science Capstone Projects and Student Outcomes

Effective Assessment of Computer Science Capstone Projects and Student Outcomes

Adjustments of Methodology Planning and Assessment Activities of Senior Projects in the Computer Science Program

From Technology Elaboration Toward Application Innovation: An Instructional Transformation in a Project-oriented Capstone Course of Dynamic Control Systems

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