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Using Github In Large Software Engineering Classes: An Exploratory Case Study, Miroslav Tushev
Using Github In Large Software Engineering Classes: An Exploratory Case Study, Miroslav Tushev
LSU Master's Theses
GitHub has been recently used in Software Engineering (SE) classes to facilitate col- laboration in student team projects. The underlying tenet is that the technical and social feature of GitHub can help students to communicate and collaborate more effectively as a team as well as help teachers to evaluate individual student contribution more objectively. To shed more light on this, in this case study, we explore the benefits and drawbacks of using GitHub in SE classes. Our study is conducted in a software engineering class of 91 students divided into 18 teams. Our research method includes an entry and an …