ACM SIGCSE Special Project Grant - From Student to Working Computer Science and Software Engineering Professional: Bridging the Gap

From Student to Working Computer Science and Software Engineering Professional: Bridging the Gap

A SERG team has been successful in gaining a grant from ACM's SIGCSE (Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education).

The project aims to share some of the insights of SERG members into both the education of future software professionals and industry collaborations in their preparation for practice.

Details and selected excerpts from the application follow:

Grant

2021 December - 2021 ACM SIGCSE Special Project Grant - From Student to Working Computer Science and Software Engineering Professional: Bridging the Gap, an award of USD$5000.

Outcomes

After COVID-19 disruptions, publications covering the instructors and student perspectives have resulted.

Whalley, J., Imbulpitiya, A., & Clear, T. (2025). Computing Capstone Courses as Preparation for Practice: A Global Survey of Instructors [In press].  ACM Inroads.

Whalley, J., Imbulpitiya, A., Clear, T., & Ogier, H. (2024). From student to working professional: A graduate survey.  arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.07560. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2410.07560