Title :
Teaching software engineering principles using maintenance-based projects
Author :
Pierce, Keith R.
Author_Institution :
St. Paul Companies, St. Paul, MN, USA
Abstract :
We describe a first undergraduate course in software engineering based on maintenance exercises. The approach has been successful in teaching important software engineering principles in a 10-week quarter to undergraduates inexperienced in these principles
Keywords :
computer science education; educational courses; software maintenance; teaching; first undergraduate course; software engineering principles; software maintenance-based projects; teaching; undergraduates; Calendars; Computer science; Documentation; Education; Employment; Production; Project management; Software engineering; Software maintenance; Spreadsheet programs;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering Education & Training. Tenth Conference on
Conference_Location :
Virginia Beach, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7886-0
DOI :
10.1109/SEDC.1997.592439
