Title :
Software Engineering Education From Indian Perspective
Author :
Mahanti, R. ; Mahanti, P.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comp. Sc. & Engg., Birla Inst. of Technol., Ranchi
Abstract :
Software is omnipresent in today´s world. India is a hub to more than 1000 software companies. The software industry is a major employment providing industry in India. As a wholly intellectual artifact, software development is among the most labor demanding, intricate, and error-prone technologies in human history. Software´s escalating vital role in systems of pervasive impact presents novel challenges for the education of software engineers. This paper focuses on the current status of software engineering education in India and suggestions for improvement so as to best suit the software industry´s needs
Keywords :
DP industry; computer science education; software engineering; software houses; Indian; pervasive systems; software development; software engineering education; software industry; Computer industry; Embedded software; Employment; History; Humans; Industrial training; Programming; Software engineering; Software quality; Systems engineering education;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering Education & Training, 18th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2324-2
DOI :
10.1109/CSEET.2005.30
