Title :
Position Paper: The Importance of Experience with Industry in Software Engineering Education
Author :
Vaughn, Rayford B., Jr. ; Carver, Jeffrey
Author_Institution :
Mississippi State University
Abstract :
This paper describes experiences and lessons learned at an ABET accredited software engineering program with respect to students at the undergraduate and graduate levels studying and/or researching the application of software engineering techniques. Examples of successful interactions are provided as well as the rationale for including industry experience. Disadvantages of such interactions are also included when appropriate.
Keywords :
Application software; Companies; Computer industry; Computer science; Computer science education; Costs; Educational programs; Job shop scheduling; Software engineering; Stress;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering Education and Training Workshops, 2006. CSEETW '06. 19th Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2647-0
DOI :
10.1109/CSEETW.2006.14