Abstract: A new collaborative capstone model is presented that consists of three synergistic elements: 1) a capstone course component, 2) a business component, and 3) an advanced technical course component geared towards enhancing the student capstone learning experience. The model was fully implemented at Bentley University in spring 2012 with a collaboration among a software project management capstone course, a research and teaching hospital, and a mobile application development course. The capstone project was structured as a student team competition to create the best mobile way-finding application for patients and employees of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Wang walk-in clinic and labs. The collaborative capstone teaching methods leading to the successful student team outcomes are presented along with success factors and lessons learned.

Keywords: Android OS, Capstone Course, Collaboration, real world project, software project management, team project competition

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Recommended Citation: Wong, W., Pepe, J., Stahl, J., Englander, I. (2013). A Collaborative Capstone to Develop a Mobile Hospital Clinic Application Through a Student Team Competition. Information Systems Education Journal, 11(4) pp 39-50. http://isedj.org/2013-11/ ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of ISECON 2012)