An Environment to Help Develop Professional Software Engineering Skills for Undergraduate Students
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-College Senior |
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Engineering Education Research International Engineering Education Software Engineering Teamwork |
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Reference - Educational Research Paper |
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Audio |
| Author(s): |
Nicolas Lopez Rubby Casallas |
| Description: | International Journal in Engineering Education, volume 24 number 4. Special Issue:Trends in Software Engineering Education. In this paper, we present a strategy to help students develop the necessary skills to become effective software engineering professionals. We created a software engineering group, called QualDev, composed mostly of undergraduate students. QualDev places students on real software projects, but with some features to ease their control and evaluation. Our educational strategy is to use active teaching/ learning methodologies that enable us to create scenarios with regular self-assessment. There are many challenges related to setting up and maintaining such a software development team; we relate our experience in creating and evolving the QualDev group, its organization, projects, methodologies, and processes. |
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| Keywords: | Software engineering education Capstone proyect |
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Special Issue on Trends in Software Engineering Education - Editorial |
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(d) Work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams (g) Communicate effectively (k) Use modern engineering tools in engineering practice Engagement Leadership Motivation |
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QualDev team is a professional real world experience where students face diverse challenges regarding teamwork issues, processes, rapid tech- nology changes, and tools that real software companies deal with on a day-to-day basis. The group provides a competitive advantage for students starting their professional careers. Using long-term projects, which are being used by real clients and require constant maintenance, enables us to create an environment where students can achieve the established learning objectives. The group is a good example of a course that uses active learning methodologies and is designed to provide students with the skills they will need in their profession. The department and university can learn from experiences and update course material, methodologies, and curriculum based on a better understanding of these aspects. |
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Medium |
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Very low |
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| Publication Date: | August 2008 |
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Cross Platform |
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Not free |
| Download URL: | http://www.ijee.dit.ie/latestissues/Vol24-4/s3_Ijee2079.pdf |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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International Journal of Engineering Education
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