Conference proceeding
Using Scaffolding to Improve Written Communication of Software Engineering Students
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2009 SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: NEW GENERATIONS, VOLS 1-3, pp 707-712
01 Jan 2009
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Abstract
The complexity and scale of modern software systems require that such software he developed by teams. Good communication skills are critical to the success of software development efforts. However, software engineering students typically have little experience in conveying information in a clear, complete, and unambiguous manner. In this paper we describe the use of document templates as a way to provide infrastructure to students to help them understand and better communicate software engineering information. We begin by discussing scaffolding for learning and then describe the template approach. We outline the use of templates at two different academic institutions and then discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using templates to scaffold student software engineering learning.
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Details
- Title
- Using Scaffolding to Improve Written Communication of Software Engineering Students
- Creators
- Gregory W. Hislop - Drexel UniversityHeidi J. C. Ellis - Western New England UniversityIEEE Computer Society
- Publication Details
- PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2009 SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: NEW GENERATIONS, VOLS 1-3, pp 707-712
- Conference
- 2009 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: NEW GENERATIONS, 6th
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Number of pages
- 3
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000270815100122
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-77951112644
- Other Identifier
- 991019168834804721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Science, Information Systems
- Computer Science, Software Engineering
- Computer Science, Theory & Methods