Paper Info
Title
Understanding the Software Development Industry's Perspective on Coding Boot Camps versus Traditional 4-year Colleges.
Abstract
This study reports on the perceived capacity of coding boot camps versus computer science (CS) undergraduate programs to instill a range of software development skills from an industry perspective. We present findings from a series of national focus groups and individual interviews with representatives from the software development industry, who spoke about their hiring procedures and preferences as well as how they perceived coding boot camp applicants in comparison to graduates from four-year CS degree programs. We also present findings on how the boot camp and university participants viewed their role in developing necessary skills for employability. Results indicate that hiring managers filling positions, generally have a favorable perspective of coding boot camp hires in relation to their demonstration of "soft" skills, such as teamwork, passion, and persistence; With regards to four-year university hires, several industry representatives indicated that a four-year degree is mandatory for hire, while also listing a solid understanding of CS principles and substantial exposure to mathematics. The Discussion section focuses on the future potential of coding boot camps as an alternative training ground for the software development industry.
Year
DOI
Venue
2018
10.1145/3159450.3159485
SIGCSE '18: The 49th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education Baltimore Maryland USA February, 2018
Keywords
Field
DocType
Coding boot camps,industry needs,experiential learning
Employability,Experiential learning,Medical education,Teamwork,Passion,Computer science,Knowledge management,Coding (social sciences),Software development,Focus group
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-4503-5103-4
0
0.34
References 
Authors
1
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Quinn Burke1667.49
Cinamon Bailey200.34
Louise Ann Lyon345.58
Emily Greeen400.34