Teaching Web Application Development: A Case Study in a Computer Science Course

Teaching web development in Computer Science undergraduate courses is a difficult task. Often, there is a gap between the students’ experiences and the reality in the industry. As a consequence, the students are not always well-prepared once they get the degree. This gap is due to several reasons, s...

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Published in:Informatics in education 2012-01, Vol.11 (1), p.29-44
Main Authors: de Almeida, Eduardo Cunha, Didonet Del Fabro, Marcos, Sluzarski, Fabiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithmics. Computability. Computer arithmetics
Applied sciences
Apprenticeships
Biological and medical sciences
Brazil
Case Studies
College Instruction
Computer Oriented Programs
Computer science
Computer Science Education
computer science undergraduate
Computer science
control theory
systems
Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface
Departments
Education
Environment
Ergonomics. Workplace layout
Ergonomics. Workplace layout. Occupational psychology
Exact sciences and technology
extreme tutoring
Foreign Countries
General aspects
Graduate Students
Heterogeneity
Higher education
Human Resources
Information Science
Internet
Medical sciences
Occupational medicine
Occupational training. Personnel. Work management
Organic Chemistry
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Quality Control
Science Curriculum
Software
Students
Tasks
Teaching
Teaching Methods
teaching software development
Theoretical computing
Tutoring
Undergraduate Students
Volatility
Web Browsers
web frameworks
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Summary:Teaching web development in Computer Science undergraduate courses is a difficult task. Often, there is a gap between the students’ experiences and the reality in the industry. As a consequence, the students are not always well-prepared once they get the degree. This gap is due to several reasons, such as the complexity of the assignments, the working environment, the frameworks used and the time-frame constraints. In this paper, we report on a case study on how we taught web application development using extreme tutoring and in an apprenticeship manner. The assumption was to take two real web applications as basis for practical teaching. We present the different issues that we faced: the setup of the development framework, the heterogeneity of human resources and the volatility of the environment.We describe how the process evolved positively. The students became independent, and implemented two applications. We conclude with the lessons learned.
ISSN:1648-5831
2335-8971
DOI:10.15388/infedu.2012.02