NDLI: Achieving balance in software engineering curricula

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Lo, B. Watson, R. Comber, T.
Copyright Year	1996
Description	Author affiliation: Southern Cross Univ., Lismore, NSW, Australia (Lo, B.; Watson, R.; Comber, T.)
Abstract	Achieving balance is an issue that faces all curriculum designers. The complexity of the software process demands a pluralistic approach to systems development. This pluralism must also be reflected in the education and training of future software engineers. How can we integrate the diverse views into a unified curriculum framework? How can we cover all topics that are deemed essential for the discipline. We must balance specialised software engineering topics with fundamental topics in computer science and we must also balance the variety of software engineering topics amongst themselves within the relatively short three-year undergraduate curriculum. Very often, what is left out is just as important as what is left in. The paper describes the process and outcomes of a recent attempt at Southern Cross University to develop a balanced software engineering course. Comparisons were made between this implementation and the ACM/IEEE model curriculum and other related efforts.
Starting Page	271
Ending Page	278
File Size	722069
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0818673796
DOI	10.1109/SEEP.1996.534010
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1996-01-24
Publisher Place	New Zealand
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Software engineering Computer industry Physics Project management Programming profession Chemistry Industrial training Computer science education Systems engineering education Computer science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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