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Development Method of Innovative Projects in Higher Education Based on Traditional Software Building Process

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Numerous attempts were taken to define criteria against which to evaluate and measure software project success. The complexity that surrounds it has been recognized by companies, however the scholarly world is yet to follow. In this article, three dimensions of success have been elicited basing on prior industrial studies: project quality, project efficiency as well as social factors (teamwork quality and learning outcomes). Investigation of their assessment in a commercial context enabled the authors to determine and adapt a set of metrics and measures that constitute a structured evaluation scheme for projects developed by student groups. The proposed assessment approach can be applied by researchers appraising applicability of software development processes in an academic setting or carrying out comparative studies of different methodologies. Furthermore, professionalizing appraisal of student project outcomes can contribute to closing a gap between workforce’s expectations towards new graduates and the effects of their university education.

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    Rafał Włodarski & Aneta Poniszewska-Marańda

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    Natalia Kryvinska

  3. Faculty of Computer Science, Bialystok University of Technology, Białystok, Poland

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Włodarski, R., Poniszewska-Marańda, A. (2020). Development Method of Innovative Projects in Higher Education Based on Traditional Software Building Process. In: Poniszewska-Marańda, A., Kryvinska, N., Jarząbek, S., Madeyski, L. (eds) Data-Centric Business and Applications. Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, vol 40. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34706-2_12

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