The Effect of Internships on Computer Science Engineering Capstone Projects

Autor/inn/en	Jaime, Arturo; Olarte, Juan J.; Garcia-Izquierdo, Francisco J.; Dominguez, Cesar
Titel	The Effect of Internships on Computer Science Engineering Capstone Projects
Quelle	In: IEEE Transactions on Education, 63 (2020) 1, S.24-31 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jaime, Arturo) ORCID (Olarte, Juan J.) ORCID (Dominguez, Cesar)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-9359
DOI	10.1109/TE.2019.2930024
Schlagwörter	Internship Programs; Computer Science Education; Engineering; Capstone Experiences; Competence; Supervision; Industry; Student Projects; Skill Development; Faculty Advisers; Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufspraktische Ausbildung; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Maschinenbau; Kompetenz; Industrie; Schulprojekt; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Ausland; Spanien
Abstract	Contribution: Internships designed to provide training and an initial period of contact with industry, prior to a computer science engineering capstone project, have a very positive impact on both industry and academic capstone projects. Background: Internships and capstone projects are widely used to integrate work-related learning in computer engineering curricula. Both activities offer numerous benefits for students, industry, and academia. Although their effects have been extensively studied separately, the interaction between them remains unexplored. Research Questions: What is the effect of internships on the development of a subsequent capstone project? Methodology: The hypothesis was that the completion of an internship will have positive effects on several aspects of the capstone projects: (1) improved student competencies; (2) improved capstone project outcomes; and (3) decreased supervision effort. Further, these positive effects were expected to be greater in industry-based projects than in academic projects. The hypothesis was tested through a quantitative study of data collected from 274 computer science engineering capstone projects. A period of time with internships was compared with another period without internships, and differentiating between academic and industry projects. Findings: Internships prior to capstone projects improve student skills in autonomy, technology, methodology, and project management; increase the complexity and technological novelty of the resulting projects; and reduce advisor involvement in practical (technology, execution) and keep-the-project-alive issues, and increase advisor involvement in monitoring student work (meetings, reports, and initial arrangements). This effect was observed in both industrial and academic projects. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01