Acknowledgements
Territorial Land Acknowledgement
The Dish With One Spoon Covenant speaks to our collective responsibility to steward and sustain the land and environment in which we live and work, so that all peoples, present and future, may benefit from the sustenance it provides. As we continue to strive to strengthen our relationships with and continue to learn from our Indigenous neighbours, we recognize the partnerships and knowledge that have guided the development of this course manual. We acknowledge that the University of Guelph resides in the ancestral and treaty lands of several Indigenous peoples, including the Attawandaron people and the Mississaugas of the Credit, and we recognize and honour our Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Métis neighbours. We acknowledge that the work presented here has occurred on their traditional lands so that we might work to build lasting partnerships that respect, honour, and value the culture, traditions, and wisdom of those who have lived here since time immemorial.
Community Partners
Since 2012, the students in Systems Analysis & Design in Application have benefited from the lived experience and expertise of numerous community partners. Working with them has also provided us the opportunity to develop a set of evolving best practices when combining community-engaged learning with software design.
Thank you to the Guelph Wellington Food Round Table, The Guelph Wellington Poverty Task Force, The Guelph Food Working Group, The Guelph Community Health Centre, The SEED Community Food Hub, The Appleseed Collective, Transition Guelph, The Upper Grand District School Board, Meal Exchange (National and Guelph Chapter), The Agricultural Research Extension Trust of Malawi, Community Living Cambridge, Dufferin Wellington Guelph Public Health, University of Guelph First Response Team, and The Grove.
A special thanks to Kate Vsetula and Lisa Needham, our first community contacts (and winners of the University of Guelph Student Life’s Emilie Hayes Community Partner Award), for being willing to work with a novice faculty member who had never taught Systems Analysis & Design in Application, nor worked with the community prior to 2012.
Students
A huge thank you to the students who continue to embrace community-engaged learning. Moreover, thank you to the students who have continued working on projects beyond the confines of this course – in some cases, even beyond the completion of your degrees. Thank you also to those of you who have returned to the classroom to volunteer your time and expertise during the various prototyping sessions.
Others
We would be remiss if we didn’t thank the countless volunteers (staff, students, alumni, and community) who have offered their assistance during the delivery of this course. A non-exhaustive list of people who have contributed to the success of the classroom includes Lauren, Kyle, Laura, Patricia, Kate, Emma, Dan, Danny, Nic, Patrick, Marshall, Jarrett, Fatemeh, Andrew, Judi, Andria, Shoshanah, Amy, Ryan, and more.
Funding Partners
Funding to explore community-engaged learning in Systems Analysis & Design in Application was provided by a University of Guelph Teaching & Learning Innovations Research Grant and a Physical Sciences & Engineering Education Research Centre Grant.