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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Gabriel Parmer; Rahul Simha; Chris Toombs; Poorvi Vora; Timothy Wood

Teaching Design Thinking, Writing, and Oral Presentation: Lessons Learned from the Computer Science Senior Design Course at GW Gabriel Parmer, Rahul Simha, Chris Toombs, Poorvi Vora & Timothy Wood Department of Computer Science The George Washington University Washington DC 20052 {gparmer,simha,cctoombs,poorvi,timwood} @ gwu.eduAbstractComputer science students in the B.S. program at George Washington University take an 8-credit one-year course sequence in senior design during which students must demonstrateworking software containing a significant algorithmic

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ralph C. Tillinghast; Edward A. Petersen

programs outlined are excellent choices it may not be feasible for everyoutreach provider to implement and conduct all of them. Based on the authors experience, havingactual S&E professionals interacting with the students has the most impact and should be a majorfocus of any outreach program.V: Lessons Learned Spring 2016 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 8-9, 2016 GWUAs detailed in the previous section ARDEC has had multiple opportunities to pilot and evaluateseveral programs and/or strategies for STEM educational outreach. Each of these methods ofdelivery have proven to be effective when used at the right time and place. To expand on this thefollowing discussion outlines general suggestions when developing and implementing