The simulation of formal management and technical reviews to increase quality in undergraduate software engineering projects

Author

Terry, Julian E. ; Hope, Stuart

Author_Institution

Sch. of Comput., Inf. & Math. Sci., Edith Cowan Univ., Mt. Lawley, WA, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

26-29 Jan 1998

Firstpage

113

Lastpage

119

Abstract

Formal reviews are accepted in the software development industry as a valuable control mechanism used by management and steering committees to gauge a project´s progress, provide direction and improve the quality of the system being developed. The introduction of formal management and technical reviews to student software engineering projects at Edith Cowan University (ECU) has resulted in quality improvements in the product delivered and the process used as well as providing substantial educational benefits. The underlying model for the review mechanism has been based on the ISO´s SPICE project

Keywords

computer science education; educational courses; software development management; software quality; Edith Cowan University; ISO; SPICE project; computer science education; formal management; product quality; software development industry; technical reviews; undergraduate software engineering projects; Computer industry; Control systems; Electrical equipment industry; Engineering management; Industrial control; Programming; Project management; Quality management; Software development management; Software engineering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Engineering: Education & Practice, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 International Conference

Conference_Location

Dunedin

Print_ISBN

0-8186-8828-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SEEP.1998.707640

Filename

707640