Title :
Bringing the Human Factor to Software Engineering
Author :
Fernando Capretz, Luiz
Author_Institution :
Western Univ., London, ON, Canada
Abstract :
The human aspects involved in the software development process are vital to a successful completion of a software project. The author advocates for human factor topics to be part of mainstream software engineering education in order to elevate job satisfaction, improve performance, and increase productivity of software engineers. Emphasis should be on providing a practical overview of software engineering processes from a human perspective, offering alternative viewpoints within technically saturated curricula.
Keywords :
computer science education; human factors; software engineering; human factor; human perspective; job satisfaction; mainstream software engineering education; performance improvement; software development process; software engineers productivity; software project completion; Human factors; Software development; Software engineering; human factors; soft skills; software psychology;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
