The Software Factory: combining undergraduate computer science and software engineering education

Tvedt, J.D.; Tesoriero, Ricardo; Gary, Kevin

doi:10.1109/icse.2001.919137

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“…By participating in the different roles of the software factory, students are learning the skills needed by industry as well as gaining an appreciation for their use in industry [11]. The software factory course is meant to be participatory classes.…”

Section: Software Engineering Practice In a Computer Science Projectmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The authors in [11] report that along with traditional lecture, project or examination courses students are required to take an eight-semester sequence of Software Factory courses. In Software Factory courses students put their newly acquired skills to work in a real software organization staffed and managed by all students in the program [11].…”

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“…The proposed core curriculum in [11] contain elements of traditional computer science programs combined with software engineering via a teamoriented, hands-on approach to large -scale software development. The authors in [11] report that along with traditional lecture, project or examination courses students are required to take an eight-semester sequence of Software Factory courses.…”

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Software Engineering Practice in Computer Science Courses

Chatterjee

2008

19th Australian Conference on Software Engineering (Aswec 2008)

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This paper seeks to combine a traditional computer science course with software engineering process. A computer science course such as Computer Graphics, Digital Image Processing, Compiler or Operating Systems gives a chance to students working in a group to write a realistic large project of almost 3000 lines and make it function correctly. The course involves a team programming project. The software engineering lifecycle addresses issues on design, coding, documenting, unit testing and integration testing. Innovative and active learning based educational methods are adopted for teaching such a course.

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Software Engineering Practice in Computer Science Courses

Chatterjee

2008

19th Australian Conference on Software Engineering (Aswec 2008)

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“…e Software Factory is another capstone course proposal based on the idea of hands-on experience developed across two semesters [10]. In this course, students develop projects either from scratch or undertake maintenance projects.…”

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A Cloud-Based Mobile System to Improve Project Management Skills in Software Engineering Capstone Courses

Neyem

Diaz-Mosquera

Benedetto

2018

Mobile Information Systems

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Capstone project-based courses offer a favorable environment for the development of student skills through an approach incorporating theoretical and practical components. However, it is often difficult to successfully coordinate between students, stakeholders, and the academic team. e absence of suitable tools for addressing this issue, along with time constraints, often prevents students from attaining the expected course outcomes. is raises the question "How can we improve project management skills in computing majors through the use of technology-enhanced learning environments?" is paper presents a Cloud-based mobile system for supporting project management under a framework of best practices in software engineering capstone courses. e Kanban approach was used as a core of the proposed system. Kanban boards are very popular in the software industry today. It has been empirically shown that they provide increased motivation and project activity control due to their inherent simplicity. is helps the students and academic team be aware of the project context as it aids in preventing ambiguities, flaws, or uncertainties in the development of software artifacts.

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“…For example, Fenwick et al [6] study the feasibility of distributing large software engineering projects across the academic curriculum, Tvedt et al [12] propose that students from different courses collaborate by taking different roles in a simulated software factory, and Walker and Slotterbeck [13] explore the teaching of large scale teamwork in a small college environment by using multi-semester, multi-course projects that require students to work together in teams. The objectives of Fenwick et al's, Tvedt et al's, and Walker and Slotterbeck's work are broad and related to bringing an entire curriculum closer to real-world software engineering practices whereas the objectives of the work reported in this paper are focused on knowledge and skills particular to software project management.…”

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Evaluating the Collaboration between a Software Project Management Course and a Software Development Course in Terms of Student Learning and Experience

Christov¹,

Hoffman²

2016 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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is an assistant professor of software engineering at Quinnipiac University. He has experience in teaching introductory computer science as well as upper-level software engineering courses, including software quality assurance, software project management, and software engineering in health care. His current research interests include improving the quality of human-intensive processes (HIPs), such as medical processes, with a focus on detecting human errors before harm is done and preventing such errors. He has used software engineering techniques to formally represent and analyze models of complex HIPs and industrial engineering techniques to elicit and validate models of such processes. He is also interested in human-computer interaction techniques for presenting information to assist process performers during an ongoing process. Stefan Christov holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Dr. Mark Hoffman, Quinnipiac UniversityMark Hoffman is a professor of computer science at Quinnipiac University. He joined the University in 2001 following a career in industry and has taught a wide variety of courses including data structures, computer architecture and organization, software development, and the senior capstone project. His research interests include communication and critical thinking skills in computer science education, and the impact of technology on work/home boundary management. He received his Ph.D. from Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, NY.c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Evaluating the Collaboration between a Software Project Management Course and a Software Development Course in Terms of Student Learning and Experience AbstractThe ability to manage software teams and the ability to productively interact with a project manager are important skills in many computing professions. The integration into the computer science and software engineering curricula of opportunities for students to learn and exercise these skills, however, could be challenging due to various logistical reasons. The work described in this paper evaluates a newly established collaboration between an undergraduate software engineering course on software project management and an undergraduate computer science course on software development in terms of student learning and experience. The contributions of this work are a methodology for evaluating such collaborations and some lessons learned from applying this methodology for one semester.

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The Software Factory: combining undergraduate computer science and software engineering education

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Cited by 21 publications

References 13 publications

Software Engineering Practice in Computer Science Courses

Software Engineering Practice in Computer Science Courses

A Cloud-Based Mobile System to Improve Project Management Skills in Software Engineering Capstone Courses

Evaluating the Collaboration between a Software Project Management Course and a Software Development Course in Terms of Student Learning and Experience

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