It takes a global village to teach global software engineering: A Mongolian-German team-teaching project

Author

Beier, Simon ; Bickel, Mathias ; Brockmann, Patricia ; Choinzon, Munkhnasan

Author_Institution

Comput. Sci. Dept., Georg Simon Ohm Univ. of Appl. Sci., Nuremberg, Germany

fYear

2012

fDate

24-26 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

152

Lastpage

157

Abstract

Many computer science students will one day work on global software development projects. Learning to combine theoretical methods of software engineering with real-world soft skills in order to successfully work together in teams across national, cultural and language borders presents unique challenges for students. In this paper, we explore the significant challenges to teaching global software engineering. As an empirical case study, we look at the difficulties involved in applying agile requirements engineering methods to a joint Mongolian-German team-teaching project.

Keywords

computer science education; software engineering; systems analysis; teaching; Mongolian-German team-teaching project; agile requirements engineering methods; computer science students; global software engineering; global village; real-world soft skills; Cultural differences; Educational institutions; Organizations; Software; Software engineering; Uncertainty; Global software engineering; agile; intercultural;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

e-Learning and e-Technologies in Education (ICEEE), 2012 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Lodz

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1679-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICeLeTE.2012.6333395

Filename

6333395