Improving university education in computer science through community extension and volunteering activities

Título:

Improving university education in computer science through community extension and volunteering activities

Autor:

Díaz, Francisco Javier

Colaboradores:

; Banchoff Tzancoff, Claudia Mariana; Harari, Viviana; Ambrosi, Viviana Miriam; Harari, Ivana; Raimundo, Marcelo

Temas:

EDUCACIÓNGESTIÓN DE PROYECTOS

En:

Innovations Conference (2012 mar., 4-7 : Filadelfia)

Resumen:

The Computer Science School of the UNLP has long embarked in the establishment of extension and volunteering projects that allow students in computer science degree courses to become involved in social and environmental responsibility activities. Framed within the current international tendency toward focusing on the skills acquired by university students, this article provides an analysis on how certain skills and competences tend to improve in students that take part in extension projects. It describes the projects with special emphasis on the work of its main “collaborators,” the students, guided by the teachers of our School, focusing on the importance of encouraging a sense of social and environmental responsibility through these actions. The final section presents the results of an evaluation conducted on the impact of participating in these projects on the students.

URL/DOI:

Medio:

Soporte electrónico

Tipo de documento:

Artículo

Descripción física:

1 archivo (68,4 kB)

Idioma:

Inglés

Publicación:

, 2012

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