DocumentCode
926615
Title
Reflections on software engineering education
Author
van Vilet, H.
Author_Institution
Vrije Univ. Amsterdam
Volume
23
Issue
3
fYear
2006
Firstpage
55
Lastpage
61
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Software, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0740-7459
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MS.2006.80
Filename
1628941
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