Description
Every smartphone app you use, every video game you play and every website you visit is built on a scaffolding of code that dictates how it works. However, coding is not just about writing computer programmes that work properly; it is also about ensuring that the end users of these programmes find them engaging and easy to use.
User interface and user experience (UI/UX) design is often a central focus of software development courses. However, developing these skills in an educational environment can be tricky as students rarely get the chance to create programmes that will actually be used by real people. To tackle this issue, Professor Angelos Barmpoutis, a computer scientist at the University of Florida (UF), has developed a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) in which students develop educational apps that are then used by thousands of school students and educators across the US and further afield.
This article is an open-access resource, produced by Futurum Careers, for K-12 students and offers a glimpse into the process of software development.
Additional information
| Author | Barmpoutis, A. |
|---|---|
| Journal | Futurum |
| Volume | 29 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Month | November |
| Pages | 14-17 |
| DOI | |
| URL | https://futurumcareers.com/saving-lives-with-coding-the-global-impact-of-an-undergraduate-project |
Citation
Citation
Barmpoutis, A., 2024. Saving lives with coding: the global impact of an undergraduate project. Futurum, vol. 29, pp. 14-17. https://doi.org/10.33424/FUTURUM547
BibTex
@article{digitalWorlds:646,
doi = {https://doi.org/10.33424/FUTURUM547},
author = {Barmpoutis, A.},
title = {Saving lives with coding: the global impact of an undergraduate project},
journal = {Futurum},
month = {November},
volume = {29},
year = {2024},
pages = {14-17}
} 
