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Software Engineering Learning in HFOSS: A Multi-Institutional Study
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Software Engineering Learning in HFOSS: A Multi-Institutional Study

Heidi Ellis, Gregory Hislop, Sarah Pulimood, Becka Morgan and Ben Coleman
Association for Engineering Education - Engineering Library Division Papers, p26.1379.1
14 Jun 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18260/p.24716
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Abstract

Developing countries Electronic health records Engineering education Freeware LDCs Learning Open source software Software engineering Students
Student involvement in Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) projects hasbeen tracked since 2006 [1]. Initial studies indicate that benefits from involvement in HFOSSprojects include greater student motivation to pursue computing careers and an increase insoftware engineering knowledge [2,3]. In fact, involvement in HFOSS is increasingly beingutilized as a way to educate software engineering students and there are a growing number offaculty members who are involving students in HFOSS projects [4].This paper reports on the results of a multi-institution study of student perceptions of learningwithin an HFOSS project. The study involves four different institutions with courses offeredbetween fall 2013 and fall 2014. Students were involved in projects including GNOMEGNOME Mouse Trap, a project to provide alternative input for physically impaired users, andOpenMRS, an electronic medical record system used extensively in developing countries.A pre- and post-course survey was used to obtain student opinion of motivation and learning,with particular focus on software engineering learning and professional skills. The survey asksabout

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