Planned software reuse in object-oriented software engineering education

A major problem associated with the teaching of software development techniques in the context of software engineering is the difficulty of realistically simulating large scale industrial-strength project developments in an educational environment. The paper describes our plan for focussing on software reuse in software engineering education within Australian universities. A joint project involving three universities is under way and a proposal to fund further development has been submitted to the Australian National Teaching Development Grant scheme for 1995. This joint project aims to develop a repository of software modules using object-oriented techniques and a distribution mechanism. The resulting system will be housed at Monash University and retrieved through AARnet by the various universities. These modules are structured to facilitate a flexible construction of realistic software projects from first to final year level. This project provides a better quality student learning environment and an Australian wide teaching resource in this area