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Teaching computing soft skills: an experiential approach

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Ken Abernethy,

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Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, Volume 25, Issue 2

Pages 178 - 186

Published: 01 December 2009 Publication History

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While teaching technical skills to students of computer science and information technology is critical, it has become increasingly clear that computing professionals must also excel at the "soft" skills of communication and interpersonal interactions. This paper describes the authors' experience with two computing courses that focus on giving students exposure to soft skills within the context of real-world computing projects with real clients.

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Teaching computing soft skills: an experiential approach
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education
        Information systems education
    2. Management of computing and information systems
      1. Project and people management
      2. Software management

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Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges Volume 25, Issue 2

December 2009

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