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Clarke, Peter J.; Davis, Debra L.; Chang-Lau, Raymond; King, Tariq M. – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2017
Software continues to affect a major part of our daily lives, including the way we use our phones, home appliances, medical devices, and cars. The pervasiveness of software has led to a growing demand for software developers over the next decade. To ensure the high quality of software developed in industry, students being trained in software…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Undergraduate Students, Computer Science Education, Online Catalogs
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Dolog, Peter; Thomsen, Lone Leth; Thomsen, Bent – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2016
Problem-Based Learning (PBL) has often been seen as an all-or-nothing approach, difficult to apply in traditional curricula based on traditional lectured courses with exercise and lab sessions. Aalborg University has since its creation in 1974 practiced PBL in all subjects, including computer science and software engineering, following a model…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Computer Software, Computer Science Education
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Marshall, Linda; Pieterse, Vreda; Thompson, Lisa; Venter, Dina M. – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2016
Employers require software engineers to work in teams when developing software systems. It is therefore important for graduates to have experienced teamwork before they enter the job market. We describe an experiential learning exercise that we designed to teach the software engineering process in conjunction with teamwork skills. The underlying…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Teamwork, Computer Software, Programming