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Area of Science:

  • Software Engineering Education
  • Team Dynamics
  • Project Management

Background:

  • Capstone projects are crucial for software engineering undergraduates.
  • Effective team formation is essential for project success and student learning.
  • Existing literature lacks comprehensive criteria for cohesive team building in this context.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and validate criteria for forming cohesive teams for self-managing software engineering capstone projects.
  • To address the gap in theoretical frameworks for software engineering team formation.
  • To enhance the quality of student collaboration and project outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Identified 128 team formation criteria through qualitative surveys and literature synthesis guided by the KSAO framework.
  • Conducted an experiment where 100 students formed teams using the proposed criteria and 100 without.
  • Assessed team cohesion using a modified Group Environment Questionnaire.

Main Results:

  • Teams formed using the proposed criteria exhibited significantly higher levels of cohesion.
  • Qualitative and descriptive quantitative analyses supported the effectiveness of the criteria.
  • The research provides a validated framework for software engineering team formation.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed 128 criteria effectively enhance team cohesion in software engineering capstone projects.
  • This research fills a critical gap by providing a theoretically grounded approach to team formation.
  • The findings offer practical guidance for educators and students to improve project team dynamics.