Distributed software development course students' and teachers' perspectives

• Published in: Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Collaborative Teaching of Globally Distributed Software Development pp. 16 - 20
• Main Authors: Feljan, Juraj, Crnković, Ivica, Bosnić, Ivana, Orlić, Marin, Žagar, Mario
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway, NJ, USA IEEE Press 09.06.2012
• Series: ACM Conferences
• Subjects: Social and professional topics; Social and professional topics > Professional topics; Social and professional topics > Professional topics > Computing education; Social and professional topics > Professional topics > Computing education > Computing education programs; Social and professional topics > Professional topics > Computing education > Computing education programs > Computer science education; education; distributed software development; global software engineering
• ISBN: 9781467318181; 1467318183
• DOI: 10.5555/2663670.2663674

Students and teachers do not necessarily have the same understanding of a course -- of the purpose, the objective, and in particular of the course elements -- the way the course is performed, the examination procedure, and similar. In distributed-development courses, in which students and teachers are dispersed over different locations, this difference can be larger than in "ordinary" courses, but also less visible, due to limited communication. In this paper we discuss these different perspectives, their rationales, possible consequences on the course performance and on the result, as well as lessons learned from students' feedback.