A Practical Software Engineering Curriculum: A Pilot Study

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Abstract:

This project identifies a problem in Software Engineering instruction and some approaches to overcome it. It is advocated that a software engineer must have at least one formal course in Software Engineering. Further, a course containing merely the concepts is not sufficient additional courses complementing the formal course are required. A streamlined sequence of courses was developed that would help achieve the goals of Software Engineering. This report presents the course sequence and the observations for the project. It is hoped that other institutions can benefit from this study.

Author(s):
Gupta, Arun P. ; Zhu, Weibin ; Brown, Kimberly R. ; Ezell, Calvin
Author Organization(s):
GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN COLL AMERICUS DIV OF COMPUTER AND APPLIED SCIENCES
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.,
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA272781
Pagination:
0015

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
BROAD, AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO. 91-18
Contract/Grant Number(s):
MDA972-92-J-1035
Monitor Series:
XD
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_5.3.4_Develop Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.5_Analyze Courses of Action; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_6_Net Centric
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, *COURSES(EDUCATION), *PILOT STUDIES, OBSERVATION, BENEFITS, INSTRUCTIONS, SEQUENCES, ENGINEERS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Programming and Software
Report Date:
1992 Jan 01