Student motivation in distributed software development projects

Bosnić, Ivana; Čavrak, Igor; Orlić, Marin; Žagar, Mario; Crnković, Ivica

doi:10.1145/1984665.1984672

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“…In contrast to Marra & Wheeler (2000) Bosnić et al (2011 report that 47% of their students were motivated by Grade, an external regulation of their motivations to undertake the project. However, Grade also had the lowest perceived impact on motivation, suggesting students were conscious of the final grade but did not make a direct link between their grade and the quality of their work on the project.…”

Section: Practicementioning

confidence: 91%

“…These may be practical projects undertaken as part of the student's course (Bosnić,Čavrak, Orlić,Žagar & Crnković, 2011;Larsen, Nielsen & Zhou, 2013;Marra & Wheeler, 2000) or work placements (Stead, 1997;Rawlings, White & Stephens, 2005;Towl & Senior, 2010). Such projects often have clear real-world requirements (Larsen et al, 2013;Marra & Wheeler, 2000;Towl & Senior, 2010) or can be specified by academic staff without compromising their real-world quality (Bosnić et al, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the first and second years of an undergraduate course some students overestimate their own technical competence and underestimate the difficulty of particular game development tasks (Bosnić et al, 2011). Others are too timid and propose projects that are too easy to offer interesting opportunities for learning.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…(Marra & Wheeler, 2000, p.12). Bosnić et al (2011) report on distributed software engineering projects undertaken by teams consisting of students from both Mälardalen University in Sweden and the University of Zagreb in Croatia. The goal of the research was to elicit from the students the factors that students consider relevant to their motivation to undertake the distributed software engineering project, and those which have the greatest impact.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Accordingly Bosnić et al (2011) investigate the effects of cultural background on the self-reported motivating and de-motivating factors, finding interesting differences. For example only 10% of students at Mälardalen University were motivated by Project Success while 35% of students at the University of Zagreb were, suggesting a difference in the likelihood of students being intrinsically motivated.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A case study of autonomy and motivation in a student-led game development project

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This paper presents the findings of an exploratory case study into the relationship between student autonomy and motivation in project based learning, using Self-Determination Theory to frame the investigation. The case study explores how different forms of motivation affect the students' response to challenges and their intention to complete the project. Earlier studies have made little explicit use of theoretical perspectives on student autonomy and motivation, a weakness this study attempts to address. As an exploratory case study seeking to evaluate the suitability of a particular theoretical framework we chose a small case: three students on a one-term computer games development project. Given the small scale the approach is necessarily qualitative, drawing on project documentation and one-toone interviews with the students. Our conclusion is that the concepts of Self-Determination Theory provide a useful framework for analysing students' motivations to undertake project work, and its predictions can offer useful guidance on how to initiate and supervise such projects.

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confidence: 91%

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Towards a GSE international teaching network: Mapping Global Software Engineering courses

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Marczak

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2012 Second International Workshop on Collaborative Teaching of Globally Distributed Software Development (CTGDSD)

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Teaching Global Software Engineering is challenging since it is not trivial to simulate distance and the changes that distance brings into the traditional software development life cycle. Despite the challenge, the need to teach undergrad and graduate students the skills to work in such environment is well-known in academia. The goal of this paper is two-folded. First, we identify what has been thought, by whom and to whom by conducting a literature review. This review aims to consolidate the body of knowledge on the topic in order to help professors and professionals interested in teaching the subject. For instance, we found that 19 courses have been reported involving 25 countries in total since 1997. Most of the courses involves graduate students as the main audience, and mainly discuss challenges in distributed development. Our second goal is to propose the creation of a collaborative repository to store and to report teaching experiences on the topic helping the development and strengthening of the Teaching Network community.

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Algorithmically supported team composition for software engineering project courses

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Henze

Alperowitz

et al. 2018

2018 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)

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Student motivation in distributed software development projects

Cited by 8 publications

References 9 publications

A case study of autonomy and motivation in a student-led game development project

A case study of autonomy and motivation in a student-led game development project

Towards a GSE international teaching network: Mapping Global Software Engineering courses

Algorithmically supported team composition for software engineering project courses

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