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Summer SE Programs
Posted 07/23/2008
The Software Engineering program hosted two groups of high-school students (July 7-11 and July 21-25) for the Computer & Software Engineering FOCUS programs. Initially, we were supposed to hold only one session from July 21-25, but that session filled up so quickly and there was such a waiting list that we decided to open up another session that was run from July 7-11.
This intense, week-long summer camp challenges the students to explore a specific career field. They get hands-on exposure by working on exciting projects. For the software engineering portion of the program, the students created a game or a movie using a program called Alice. It was amazing to see the games and movies that they were able to develop in just one and a half days. I have included snapshots of some of the games and movies that the students developed.
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Here is what the students had to say when they were asked as to what was the "Best thing about the SE portion of the FOCUS program":
- Self set pace, not forced by anyone.
- Hands-on experience.
- Creating your own movie.
- Learning how to use Alice. I had never used it before.
- Working with computers and creating video games.
- It gave you a chance to work with a new OO programming language and is something I can explore even more on my own at home.
If you have any additional questions about the SE program at MSOE, please do not hesitate to contact me at suri@msoe.edu or 414.277.7500. An archive of my blogs can be found here.
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Software Engineering Program Director