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Perceptions of Agile Practices: A Student Survey

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Extreme Programming and Agile Methods — XP/Agile Universe 2002 (XP/Agile Universe 2002)

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The paper reports on the results of a recent study on student perceptions on agile practices. The study involved forty-five students enrolled in three different academic programs (Diploma, Bachelor’s and Master’s) in two institutions to determine their perceptions of the use of extreme programming practices in doing their design and coding assignments. Overwhelmingly, students’ experiences were positive and their opinions indicate the preference to continue to use the practices if allowed.

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  1. Department of Information and Communications Technologies, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), Calgary, Canada

    Grigori Melnik

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada

    Frank Maurer

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  2. Department of Computer Science, North Carolina State University, 1010 Main Campus Road, 407 EGRC, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA

    Laurie Williams

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Melnik, G., Maurer, F. (2002). Perceptions of Agile Practices: A Student Survey. In: Wells, D., Williams, L. (eds) Extreme Programming and Agile Methods — XP/Agile Universe 2002. XP/Agile Universe 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2418. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45672-4_27

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