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ERIC Number: EJ1063810
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jun
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-4222
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Software: University Courses versus Workplace Practice
Liebenberg, Janet; Huisman, Magda; Mentz, Elsa
Industry and Higher Education, v29 n3 p221-235 Jun 2015
There is a shortage of software developers with the right skills and knowledge, not only in South Africa but worldwide. Despite reports of gap between industry needs and software education, the gap has mostly been explored in developed countries and in quantitative studies. This paper reports on a mixed methods study of the perceptions of professional software developers regarding what topics they learned from their formal education and the importance of these topics to their actual work. The analysis suggests that there is a gap between software development education and workplace practice and recommendations for software development education are made.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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