Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants
An Update On The Use Of Community-Based Non-Profit Organizations In Capstone Projects
Department
School of Computing & Information Systems
College
Padnos College of Engineering and Computing
Date Range
2010-2011
Abstract
This presentation updates a paper presented at ITiCSE 2006 and re-examines a ten-year effort of our institution's use of community-based non-profit organizations (NPOs) in the information systems capstone course. Computer science or information systems majors often have adequate technical skills but lack an understanding of organizational processes, team project experience, and the ability to integrate information technology into an organizational setting. To bridge this gap, we use service-learning group projects that leverage local organizations. We document this effort to provide recommendations for successfully implementing similar courses.
Conference Name
ACM ITiCSE - Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
Conference Location
Darmstadt, Germany
ScholarWorks Citation
Leidig, Paul; Lange, David; and Ferguson, Roger, "An Update On The Use Of Community-Based Non-Profit Organizations In Capstone Projects" (2010). Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants. 145.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/fsdg/145
