I think it's better if those who know the area decide about it: a pilot study concerning power in CS student project groups

Abstract

In the light of an emerging interest in project work within the CS curricula, research about projects is gaining importance. In the current work I investigate a full semester CS project course, where focus is on how power is distributed within a group of students. CS skills are shown to be a contributing factor when it comes to power. Using a phenomenographic research approach, a way of researching some aspects on power within CS projects groups is demonstrated. Finally, three qualitatively different ways of experiencing CS skills of other students, and thus power, are revealed.