On the Road to a Software Profession: Students’ Experiences of Concepts and Thresholds

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Boustedt, Jonas,1965-Högskolan i Gävle,Uppsala universitet,Avdelningen för teknisk databehandling,Numerisk analys,UpCERG,Datavetenskap (författare)

On the Road to a Software Profession : Students’ Experiences of Concepts and Thresholds

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Uppsala :Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis,2010
61 s.
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LIBRIS-ID:oai:DiVA.org:uu-122304
ISBN:9789155477899
https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-122304URI
https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-10531URI

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Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology,1651-6214 ;734

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1) Forskningsämne: Datavetenskap med inriktning mot datavetenskapens didaktik 2) Boustedts forskning skedde vid Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Matematisk-datavetenskapliga sektionen, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, Avdelningen för teknisk databehandling) (Uppsala universitet, Teknisk-naturvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Matematisk-datavetenskapliga sektionen, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, Numerisk analys
Research has shown that there are gaps in knowledge between newly hired and experienced professionals and that some of these gaps are related to concepts, such as the concepts of object orientation. This problem, and the fact that most computer science majors want to work in the software industry, leads to questions regarding why these gaps exist and how students can be better prepared for their future careers. Against this background, this thesis addresses two theme-based perspectives that focus on students' views of concepts in Computer Science. The first theme-based perspective investigated the existence of potential Threshold Concepts in Computer Science. Such concepts should be troublesome, transformative, irreversible, and integrative. Qualitative methods have been mainly used and empirical data have been collected through semi-structured interviews, concept maps, and written stories. The results identified two Threshold Concepts, suggested several more, and then described the ways in which these concepts have transformed students. The second theme-based perspective took a phenomenographic approach to find the variation in how students understand concepts related to the software profession. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews. In one study the interviews were held in connection with role-playing where students took on the role of a newly hired programmer. The results show a variety of ways to experience the addressed phenomena in the student collective, ranging from superficial views that often have a practical nature to more sophisticated understandings that reflect a holistic approach, including a professional point of view. Educators can use the results to emphasize concepts that are important from students' perspectives. The phenomenographic outcome spaces can help teachers to reflect upon their own ways of seeing contrasted with student conceptions. I have indicated how variation theory can be applied to open more sophisticated ways of seeing, which in this context stresses the professional aspects to help students prepare for becoming professional software developers.

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NATURVETENSKAP Data- och informationsvetenskap Datavetenskap hsv//swe
NATURAL SCIENCES Computer and Information Sciences Computer Sciences hsv//eng
SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP Utbildningsvetenskap Didaktik hsv//swe
SOCIAL SCIENCES Educational Sciences Didactics hsv//eng
Biographies
class diagram
computer science education
computer science education research
computing concepts
concept map
content analysis
higher education
java interface
learning
object orientation
phenomenography
programming
role-play
software development
software profession
threshold concepts
variation theory
Datavetenskap med inriktning mot datavetenskapens didaktik
Computer Science with specialization in Computer Science Education Research

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Thuné, Michael,ProfessorUppsala universitet,Avdelningen för teknisk databehandling,Uppsala Universitet, IT-institutionen(Swepub:uu)michthun (preses)
Nilsson, Roy,LektorHögskolan i Gävle,Avdelningen för elektronik, matematik och naturvetenskap(Swepub:hig)rnn (preses)
Sutinen, Erkki,ProfessorUniversity of Joensuu, Department of Computer Science (opponent)
Uppsala universitetAvdelningen för teknisk databehandling (creator_code:org_t)

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