ZagApps: Mobile Device Applications Laboratory

贡扎加大学的计算机科学移动终端应用实验室项目（ZagApps）正在创建一个课程，以加强计算机科学研究与移动终端/智能手机应用程序开发。 实验室和课程使用Apple的“Touch”技术。 贡扎加计算机科学专业的学生与地区STEM教师密切合作，创建用于K-12教室的应用程序。 STEM教师参与应用程序的设计和使用，并提供有关应用程序有用性的反馈。 由于与他们的高中教师和学生“客户”的工作，贡扎加的学生更好地为软件行业的开发应用程序的过程中，根据用户的需求和测试的可靠性最终应用程序做好准备。 他们扩展了他们在移动终端/智能手机应用程序开发、测试和现场部署方面的技术技能，以及他们在客户关系、积极倾听和解决问题方面的人际交往技能。该项目通过在教师、学生和大学计算机专业之间产生积极的经验，影响选定STEM教室的高中生。高中生遇到大学生，了解计算机科学的重要性以及他们的数学和科学研究的重要性。 该项目还为大学计算机科学课程与高中STEM教师和学生之间更好的合作奠定了基础。 所开发的课程对其他高校也具有一定的适用性。

The Computer Science Mobile Device Application Lab project (ZagApps) at Gonzaga University is creating a curriculum to enhance computer science study with mobile device/smart phone application development. The laboratory and curriculum use Apple 'Touch' technology. Gonzaga computer science students work closely with area STEM teachers to create applications for use in K-12 classrooms. The STEM teachers are involved in both the design and the use of the applications and provide feedback on the usefulness of the applications. As a result of working with their high school teacher and student 'customers', Gonzaga students are better prepared for the software industry processes of developing applications based on user needs and of testing the final application for reliability. They expand their technical skills in mobile device/smart phone application development, testing, and field deployment and their people skills in customer relations, active listening, and problem solving. The project impacts high school students in the selected STEM classrooms by generating positive experiences between teachers, students, and collegiate computing majors. The high school students meet college undergraduates and learn about the importance of computer science as well as the importance of their math and science studies. The project also provides a foundation for better collaboration between university computer science programs and high school STEM teachers and students. The developed curriculum is applicable to other colleges and universities.