Software engineering in the academy

Author

Meyer, Bertrand

Author_Institution

Interactive Software Eng., Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Volume

34

Issue

5

fYear

2001

fDate

5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

28

Lastpage

35

Abstract

Institutions that teach software are responsible for producing professionals who will build and maintain systems to the satisfaction of their beneficiaries. The article presents some ideas on how best to honor this responsibility. It presents five goals of a curriculum: principles: lasting concepts that underlie the whole field; practices: problem-solving techniques that good professionals apply consciously and regularly; applications: areas of expertise in which the principles and practices find their best expression; tools: state-of-the-art products that facilitate the application of these principles and practices; mathematics: the formal basis that makes it possible to understand everything else

Keywords

computer science education; professional aspects; software engineering; teaching; academy; expertise; formal basis; mathematics; problem-solving techniques; software engineering education; software professionals; state-of-the-art products; Computer science; Computer science education; Engineering management; Physics education; Programming profession; Quality management; Software development management; Software engineering; Software maintenance; Software systems;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9162

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2.920608

Filename

920608