Professional issues in software engineering: the perspective of UK academics

Presents a summary and discussion of the findings of a recent survey into the academic perspective of professional issues in software engineering. The study is intended to be the first stage in a larger research programme to establish whether the academic perspective and educational practices in facilitating awareness of professional issues in software engineering are in line with the views and requirements of industry. Details of the survey method employed and results obtained from the study were presented by the authors at the 1996 Professional Awareness in Software Engineering (PASE´96) Conference (pre-proceedings, Univ. of Westminster, pp. 93-111, Feb. 1996). This article provides an overview of the findings and discusses these in the light of the issues raised at PASE´96 and elsewhere.