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Adapting Cooperative Learning to Teach Software Architecture in Multiple-Role Teams Steve Chenoweth, Mark Ardis and Cheryl Dugas
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2 Outline Challenges teaching software architecture Cooperative learning Experience at Rose-Hulman and RIT
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3 Architect in the Middle Maintainer Easy to Maintain User Easy to Use Developer Easy to Develop Customer Cheap to Build Architect
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4 Cooperative Learning Small teams of students Positive interdependence Face-to-face interaction Individual accountability and personal responsibility Interpersonal and small-group skills Group processing
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5 Course at Rose-Hulman Junior-level course in Software Architecture and Design for BSSE Students: –Invented projects –Designed architecture –Implemented skeleton of system
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6 Small Teams SallySarahSamAlanAlexAliceMarkMaxMaryMaggieBenBethBertBecky
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7 Projects - Teams of Teams P1: P2: P3: P4: Customer Architect Developer
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8 Meetings - 1st 20 min Customer Ben Customer Beth Customer Becky Architect Mark Architect Mary Architect Max Architect Sam Architect Sally Architect Sarah Customer Alan Customer Alex Customer Alice
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9 Meetings - 2nd 20 min Architect Ben Architect Beth Architect Becky Customer Mark Customer Mary Customer Max Customer Sam Customer Sally Customer Sarah Architect Alan Architect Alex Architect Alice
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10 Course at RIT Senior-level course in Software Architecture for BSSE Students: –Invented projects –Designed architecture Special meeting rooms used
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11 RIT Meetings - 1st 15 Minutes Room 1 Room 2 Customer Ben Customer Beth Developer Bert Developer Becky Architect Mark Architect Mary Architect Max Architect Maggie
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12 RIT Meetings - 2nd 15 Minutes Room 1 Room 2 Architect Ben Architect Beth Architect Bert Architect Becky Customer Mark Customer Mary Developer Max Developer Maggie
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13 RIT Meetings - 3rd 15 Minutes Room 1 Room 2 Architect Ben Architect Beth Architect Bert Architect Becky Architect Mark Architect Mary Architect Max Architect Maggie
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14 Results Role playing is essential for software architecture courses Cooperative learning is effective at individual and team levels Participation on multiple projects is important
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15 Slides Available http://www.se.rit.edu/~ardis/pubs.html
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