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Tech startup learning activities: a formative evaluation

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SEEM '18: Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Software Engineering Education for Millennials

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3194779.3194781

Published: 02 June 2018 Publication History

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The Tech Startup model is an approach where students in Software Engineering and Entrepreneurship courses form interdisciplinary teams to create businesses based on software products. The model combines Agile software development with compatible practices from Lean Startup to foster collaboration on real technology startup businesses (tech startups). This paper introduces learning activities for use in the Tech Startup model intended to improve adherence to Agile and Lean Startup methodologies.

This study describes a formative evaluation of the learning activities used for: project ideation, project planning, iterative delivery & feedback, and teamwork assessment. The study synthesizes responses to a questionnaire with feedback from three focus groups at the conclusion of an academic term. Based on our findings and observations, we report suggestions for encouraging innovative project ideas from Software Engineering students as well as approaches to holding students accountable for adhering to Agile practices.

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Index Terms

Tech startup learning activities: a formative evaluation
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing and business
    2. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Software engineering education
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Software development process management
      1. Software development methods
        Agile software development

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SEEM '18: Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Software Engineering Education for Millennials

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DOI:10.1145/3194779

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