Service–Learning in Information Sciences – Practical Applications in Engineering Education

BRIAN A. NEJMEH is professor of Computer & Information Sciences and Entrepreneurship at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. Formerly a software entrepreneur, Mr. Nejmeh is also a consultant with INSTEP (www.instep.com), advising corporations and NPOs on their IT market and product strategies.

Preface xi Acknowledgments xvii Contributors xxv Part I: A Framework CHAPTER 1 A Framework for Service-Learning in the Computer and Information Sciences 3 Brian A. Nejmeh Part II: Organizational/Pedagogical Models and Approaches to Service-Learning in the Computer and Information Sciences CHAPTER 2 EPICS Program 27 William Oakes and Carla Zoltowski CHAPTER 3 Ten Years of EPICS at Butler University: Experiences from Crafting a Service-Learning Program for Computer Science and Software Engineering 39 Panagiotis K. Linos CHAPTER 4 The Collaborator 77 David Vader CHAPTER 5 The Humanitarian Free and Open-Source Software Project: Engaging Students in Service-Learning through Building Software 117 Ralph Morelli, Tris han de Lanerolle, and Allen Tucker Part III: Service-Learning Projects in the Computer and Information Sciences CHAPTER 6 Some Worked Better Than Others: Experience with a Variety of Service-Learning Projects 141 Ken Vollmar and Peter Sanderson CHAPTER 7 EPICS Software Development Projects 159 William Oakes and Saurabh Bagchi CHAPTER 8 HFOSS Service-Learning Case Study: The Bowdoin-Ronald McDonald House Projects 173 Allen Tucker, Ralph Morelli, and Tris han de Lanerolle CHAPTER 9 Service-Learning and Project Management: The Capstone Course in Information Technology Leadership 195 Charles Hannon CHAPTER 10 Service-Learning and Entrepreneurship for Engineers 213 Lisa Zidek CHAPTER 11 Teaching Information Systems Ethics through Service-Learning 243 Thomas S. E. Hilton and Donald D. Mowry CHAPTER 12 Computer Literacy Service-Learning Project in Brazil 259 Wen-Jung Hsin and Olga Ganzen Chapter 13 Service-Learning through Agile Software Development 277 Joseph T. Chao and Jennifer B. Warnke CHAPTER 14 Empowerment through Service-Learning: Teaching Technology to Senior Citizens 297 Sally R. Beisser CHAPTER 15 Hybridizing Virtual- and Field-Based Service-Learning in Green IT 311 K. Branker and J. M. Pearce CHAPTER 16 Engaging Engineering Students in a Development Program for a Global South Nation through Service-Learning 335 Willie K. Ofosu, Francois Sekyere, and James Oppong CHAPTER 17 Leveraging Local Resources to Implement Community-Oriented, Sustainable Computer Education Projects in Los Angeles 357 Rohit Mathew and Christine M. Maxwell CHAPTER 18 Using Labdoo to Bridge the Digital Divide: A New Form of International Cooperation 369 Jordi ros-Giralt, Kevin Launglucknavalai, Daniel Massaguer, Julieta Casanova, and Christine M. Maxwell CHAPTER 19 The CHARMS Application Suite: A Community-Based Mobile Data Collection and Alerting Environment for HIV/AIDS Orphan and Vulnerable Children in Zambia 401 Brian A. Nejrneh and Tyler Dean Part IV: Lessons Learned about Service-Learning in the Computer and Information Sciences CHAPTER 20 Lessons Learned- Guidance for Building Community Service Projects 431 Michael Werner and Lisa MacLean CHAPTER 21 Assessing both the Know and Show in IT Service-Learning 453 Rick Homkes CHAPTER 22 From Kudjip to Succotz: The Successes, Lessons, Joys, and Surprises from 25 Years of Service-Learning Projects 473 James Paul Skon and Doug J. Karl CHAPTER 23 Educational Impacts of an International Service-Learning Design Project on Project Members and Their Peers 493 Peter E. Johnson CHAPTER 24 Is the Community Partner Satisfied? 517 Camille George CHAPTER 25 Service-Learning in the Computer and Information Sciences: Lessons Learned and Guidance for the Future 531 Brian A. Nejmeh Index 571