Ebook: Software Engineering Education: The Educational Needs of the Software Community

Focus on masters' level education in software engineering. Topics discussed include: software engineering principles, current software engineering curricula, experiences with ex- isting courses, and the future of software engineering edu- cation.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages xvii-xvii
Opening Discussion....Pages 1-15
Front Matter....Pages 16-28
The Experimental Aspects of a Professional Degree in Software Engineering....Pages 29-29
Cognitive Science View of Software Engineering....Pages 30-34
Software Engineering Education: An Idealized Scenario....Pages 35-51
Essential Elements of Software Engineering Education Revisited....Pages 52-60
Software Engineering and Computer Science: How Do They Differ?....Pages 61-74
The Environment for the Software Engineer....Pages 75-77
Considerations for Graduate Software Engineering Education: An Air Force Perspective....Pages 78-86
Why Is Software Engineering So Difficult?....Pages 87-97
Technology Selection Education for Software Engineers....Pages 98-106
Graduate-level Software Engineering Education: A Practitioner’s Viewpoint....Pages 107-137
Some Observations on the Nature of the Software Engineering “Problem” and Their Implications for Software Engineering Education....Pages 138-142
Adapting to Changing Needs: A New Perspective on Software Engineering Education at Texas Christian University....Pages 143-147
The Software Engineering First Degree at Imperial College, London....Pages 149-171
The Master of Software Engineering Program at Seattle University after Six Years....Pages 172-181
Academic/Industrial Collaboration in a Postgraduate Master of Science Degree in Software Engineering....Pages 182-200
Skills versus Knowledge in Software Engineering Education: A Retrospective on the Wang Institute MSE Program....Pages 201-211
Experience with a Software Engineering Project Course....Pages 213-233
Software Engineering Project Laboratory: The Bridge Between University and Industry....Pages 234-262
Front Matter....Pages 263-291
Software Projects in an Academic Environment....Pages 29-29
Exercises in Software Engineering....Pages 292-305
Trends in National Science Foundation Funded Research and Their Impact on Software Engineering Education....Pages 306-320
Software Engineering: Anomalies in Today’s Education and a Prospectus for the Future....Pages 322-329
Education for the Future of Software Engineering....Pages 330-343
Biliography....Pages 344-357
Front Matter....Pages 358-367
Report of the Software Engineering Principles Working Group....Pages 368-368
Report of the Current Software Engineering Curricula Working Groups....Pages 369-380
Report of the Current Software Engineering Curricula Working Groups....Pages 381-387
Report of the Future Software Engineering Curriculum Working Group....Pages 388-400
Back Matter....Pages 401-418
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