The Value of Collaborating with Undergraduate Students on an Interdisciplinary Project
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https://doi.org/10.47611/jsr.v9i1.748Keywords:
community service-learning, collaboration model, case study, higher education, app developmentAbstract
In this reflective case study, an interdisciplinary collaboration among undergraduate students in a computing science course with a team of graduate and faculty researchers at the same Canadian university will be described. The paper will then outline the considerable benefits that resulted from this community service-learning approach. The paper will also delineate recommendations for others wishing to utilize a similar model in future so as to maximize the effectiveness of such partnerships.
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