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Computer Science Capstone Article

Category: University Classes
April 18, 2021

Last fall, I taught UW-Madison’s Computer Science Capstone class and it was a blast. The Computer Sciences department just published an article about the class. It contains more project information as well as some student feedback.

https://www.cs.wisc.edu/2021/04/09/cs-capstone-class/

I’m extremely proud of the class and the students who took the class last semester. I’m teaching it again this fall and we’ve already got a lot of students signed up, plus five companies ready to sponsor projects. Reach out to me if you’d like more information. I’m always happy to talk about the class!

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