The Value of Collaborating with Undergraduate Students on an Interdisciplinary Project

Authors

  • Mackenzie Martin University of Oxford
  • Jacquie Eales
  • Janet Fast
  • Carlos Florentino
  • Megan Strickfaden

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47611/jsr.v9i1.748

Keywords:

community service-learning, collaboration model, case study, higher education, app development

Abstract

In this reflective case study, an interdisciplinary collaboration among undergraduate students in a computing science course with a team of graduate and faculty researchers at the same Canadian university will be described. The paper will then outline the considerable benefits that resulted from this community service-learning approach. The paper will also delineate recommendations for others wishing to utilize a similar model in future so as to maximize the effectiveness of such partnerships.

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Author Biography

Mackenzie Martin, University of Oxford

Master's Student

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Published

11-03-2020

How to Cite

Martin, M., Eales, J., Fast, J., Florentino, C., & Strickfaden, M. (2020). The Value of Collaborating with Undergraduate Students on an Interdisciplinary Project. Journal of Student Research, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.47611/jsr.v9i1.748

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