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Evolving an Information Systems Capstone Course to Align with the Fast Changing Singapore Marketplace
Capstone Design Conference 2014 Proceedings: 2-4 June, Columbus
  • Chris BOESCH, Singapore Management University
  • Benjamin Kok Siew GAN, Singapore Management University
Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
6-2014
Abstract

Every year, around fifty-five undergraduate teams of four to six students are required to complete a capstone course for the School of Information Systems at Singapore Management University. Each team spends approximately five months working with an industry sponsor using the latest tools and techniques. Students actively learn by implementing the system to solve a real world problem. In addition to delivering value to the local sponsor, our students learn specialized skills currently needed in the marketplace, which might not yet be incorporated into electives and core courses. In this paper, we discuss the tradeoffs of providing students and project sponsors flexibility in designing projects while at the same time ensuring that all students are delivering consistent, assessable milestones. We will also discuss how the tools and techniques available to students are continually changing what the students are able to accomplish in a fixed amount of time.

Keywords
  • Capstone Projects,
  • Active Learning,
  • Singapore,
  • industry collaboration
Publisher
Capstone Design Conference
City or Country
Columbus, OH
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International
Additional URL
http://www.capstoneconf.org/resources/2014%20Proceedings/Papers/0065.pdf
Citation Information
Chris BOESCH and Benjamin Kok Siew GAN. "Evolving an Information Systems Capstone Course to Align with the Fast Changing Singapore Marketplace" Capstone Design Conference 2014 Proceedings: 2-4 June, Columbus (2014) p. 1 - 4
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/chrisboesch/2/