Applying PBL in Software Engineering Education

Author

Dos Santos, Simone C. ; Batista, Maria Da Conceicão Moraes ; Cavalcanti, Ana Paula C ; Albuquerque, Jones O. ; Meira, Silvio R L

Author_Institution

C.E.S.A.R., Recife

fYear

2009

fDate

17-20 Feb. 2009

Firstpage

182

Lastpage

189

Abstract

The Information Communication and Technology - ICT industry is facing a market of constant changes and challenges. These characteristics demand the ICT professionals to have a wide vision of the problem, rather than just knowledge on the technology. In this context, the objective of this article is to propose an innovative pedagogical methodology based on PBL (problem based learning) to improve the learning effectiveness in software engineering, through the implementation of software factories, where students can work together to solve real problems. This methodology is running in a graduate course in software engineering managed by CESAR, a research institute with experience in the development of innovative software. Some important results about this course are presented and discussed in this paper.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; computer science education; software engineering; ICT industry; Information Communication and Technology; pedagogical methodology; problem based learning; software engineering education; software factories; Application software; Communication industry; Communications technology; Computer industry; Educational technology; Industrial training; Innovation management; Production facilities; Programming; Software engineering; PBL - Problem Based Learning; pedagogical methodology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Engineering Education and Training, 2009. CSEET '09. 22nd Conference on

Conference_Location

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

ISSN

1093-0175

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3431-2

Electronic_ISBN

1093-0175

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CSEET.2009.39

Filename

4812695