Software Engineering Approach for Teaching Development of Scalable Enterprise Applications

Enterprise applications have recently gained immense focus as an important part of the computing curriculum. Moreover, due to their increasing complexities and ever-increasing volatility, it is required that a software engineering approach is applied to the development of these applications so that they become more maintainable and scalable. This paper presents a model for teaching an integrated course that aims toward technology-specific infusion of software engineering practices in the development of enterprise systems. The model is based on experiences that we have gained, for the past four years, in teaching one such course.