Citation and/or Description

Fincher, S., Petre, M., and Clark, M. (Eds). (2001). Computer science project work: Principles and pragmatics. Springer-Verlag.

Springer: Computer Science Project Work: Principles and Pragmatics is essential reading for lecturers and course designers who want to improve their handling of project work on specific courses, and deans and department heads who are interested in strategic issues and comparative practices. It explores working practices within the curriculum and provides a resource of guidelines and practical advice, including tried and tested "good ideas" and case studies of innovative practices.
It looks at different approaches to key aspects of project work such as:

• Allocation
• Supervision
• Assessment Integration with the curriculum
  and allows readers to "mix and match" approaches to create a system which suits their individual needs.

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Why is this an important reading?

This book is highly relevant to instructors planning a computer science project based course. It categorizes project courses, presents case studies, describes common issues and potential pitfalls and presents alternatives for addressing them, and describes best practices. It touches on the Close support and Collaboration parts of TripleC.

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