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The CS Practicum Experience

Ronald HartungDivision Chair of CIS

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GOAL:Real life software development

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Practicum = Group project?

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Best student does the work

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Flat organization

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Desert Start

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No individual accountabilityGroup grade

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Practicum = Group project

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Industrial Organization

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Individual ResponsibilitieswithRoles

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Sophomores, Juniors and SeniorsAll work in mixed temas

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Mix Online and Face to Face Students

Just like the real world of distributed teams

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Management by Students

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Projects as Real as Possible

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Students continue past work

Projects continue term to term

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Performance management

Students rate the work of studentsGrades come from the instructor

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Have to produce codeBut

It is not about the code

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Students have been fired!

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Great experience for the students

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We think we have a success!