Picking the right project: Assigning student teams in a GSD course

This paper describes the process of assigning students to project teams in a global software development course. Project proposals vary in several characteristics in order to provide students from two universities, who have highly heterogeneous knowledge, a wide range of choices. Students submit an initial questionnaire about their skills, together with ranked project preferences. Based on 24 projects and 155 students in last three years of the course, project types and criteria such as students' knowledge of programming languages or development platforms are analyzed and presented.