Share Paper: Applying Agile Learning on Computer Science Laboratory: A Case Study

  1. Maria Francesca Roig-Maimó, University of Balearic Islands, Spain
  2. Ramon Mas-Sansó, University of Balearic Islands, Spain

Abstract: Agile learning has been introduced in the literature as an attempt to apply the principles of the agile project development to the education field. We have used this concept in a Computer Science Laboratory undergraduate course for six years and we have compared the results obtained to those accomplished with a traditional approach based on a sequential development of a standalone application used during the two previous years. In our approach, we mix aspects of the main agile techniques: the sprints proposed in Scrum, the work in pairs of the Extreme Programming, the frequent deliveries of Crystal Clear, and the ...