Title :
Reflections on software engineering education
Author_Institution :
Vrije Univ. Amsterdam
Abstract :
The "engineering" focus in software engineering education leaves instructors vulnerable to several traps. It also misleads students as to SE\´s essential human and social dimensions. Here, the author discusses how this limited conception of SE contributes to five assumptions that can trap SE educators: (i) an SE course needs an industrial project. (ii) SE is like other branches of engineering. (iii) Planning in SE is poorly done relative to other fields. (iv) The user interface is part of low-level design. (v) SWEBOK represents the state of the practice
Keywords :
computer science education; educational courses; software engineering; user interfaces; SWEBOK represent; industrial project; low-level design; software engineering education; user interface; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Electrical capacitance tomography; Engineering education; Guidelines; Humans; Knowledge engineering; Organizing; Reflection; Software engineering; education; software engineering;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
