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Akdur, Deniz – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2023
Many practitioners might struggle with becoming productive in different software engineering (SE) roles due to misalignment of the skills learnt during the university time with what is expected in the industry. Companies spend significant resources to train the personnel, whose academic backgrounds are not only based on "computing…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Science Education, Skill Development, Employment Potential
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Chetna Gupta; Varun Gupta – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2024
Contribution: This article demonstrates and illustrates the implication of design-based learning (DBL) and plan, do, check, and act (PDCA) methodology to foster creativity, critical thinking, collaborative decision making, and communication skills ("C4") with realistic constraints, theory, and practical implementation in higher…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Skill Development, Job Skills, Teaching Methods
Gary Allen Harris – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Literature demonstrates that threats and attacks on computer systems and networks have been around since the beginning of computing, and the number, severity, sophistication, and costs of attacks and data breaches are continuing to grow. Several studies suggest that one of the most common causes of data breaches is insecure web applications that…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Web Sites, Computer Software, Engineering Education
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Abirami, A. M.; Pudumalar, S.; Pandeeswari, S. Thiruchadai – International Journal of Adult Education and Technology, 2023
Software engineering is a core theory course offered in undergraduate engineering programmes which deals with various systematic approaches, methods, and tools that can be employed for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining quality software applications. It is one of the challenging courses for the teaching faculty. After graduation, the…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Undergraduate Students, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
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Wilson Libardo Pantoja Yépez; Julio Ariel Hurtado Alegría; Ajay Bandi; Arvind W. Kiwelekar – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
The ability to define, evaluate, and implement software architectures is a fundamental skill for software engineers. However, teaching software architecture can be challenging as it requires students to be involved in real-context projects with high degrees of complexity. This involves making trade-off decisions among several quality attributes.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Training, Computer Science Education, Teaching Methods
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Steve Chenoweth; Panagiotis K. Linos – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2024
Contribution: A novel undergraduate course design at the intersection of software engineering (SE) and machine learning (ML) based on industry-reported challenges. Background: ML professionals report that building ML systems is different enough that we need new knowledge about how to infuse ML into software production. For instance, various…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Undergraduate Study, Engineering
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Gabriella Coloyan Fleming; Michelle Klopfer; Andrew Katz; David Knight – Journal of Engineering Education, 2024
Background: Engineering curricula are built around faculty and accreditors' perceptions of what knowledge, skills, and abilities graduates will need in engineering careers. However, the people making these decisions may not be fully aware of what industry employers require for engineering graduates. Purpose/Hypothesis: The purpose of this study is…
Descriptors: Advertising, Job Applicants, Engineering, Engineering Education
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Alejandra J. Magana; Aparajita Jaiswal; Theodora Loyce Amuah; Mariana Zamora Bula; Mohammad Shams Ud Duha; Jennifer C. Richardson – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2024
Contribution: The study characterizes aspects of cognitive and metacognitive dimensions of team cognition of software development teams in educational settings. Background: The software development industry requires software engineers and developers to work in teams; for this, there is substantial research on teamwork in the context of the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Teamwork
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Meysam Muhammadpour; Masoud Khalili Sabet – Discover Education, 2024
Research suggests that English for Specific Purposes (ESP) students in English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) contexts have difficulties understanding the passages in technical English textbooks of various fields of study including computer software engineering. Few experimental studies to date have investigated the effect of an online hybrid reading…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English for Special Purposes, Computer Software, Textbooks
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Groeneveld, Wouter; Vennekens, Joost; Aerts, Kris – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2022
As the importance of non-technical skills in the software engineering industry increases, the skill sets of graduates match less and less with industry expectations. A growing body of research exists that attempts to identify this skill gap. However, only few so far explicitly compare opinions of the industry with what is currently being taught in…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Computer Software, Job Skills, College Graduates
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Farkhanda Qamar; Naveed Ikram – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Curriculum and its operative application have always been of key importance in educational system and its significance increases when it comes to higher education. The importance of an efficient and effective curriculum is acknowledged in recent studies, but the mechanisms used for preparation of curriculum are still human-intensive, tedious, and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Evaluation Methods, Engineering Education, Computer Software
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V. Sanchez Padilla; Albert Espinal; Jennifer M. Case; Jose Cordova-Garcia; Homero Murzi – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2024
Contribution: This study explores industry members' perceptions about the ABET-based accreditation in a developing country, using the case study of a program in a publicly funded polytechnic university in Ecuador. Background: Engineering programs often seek international accreditations to enhance the education quality, align with the global…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Public Colleges, Engineering Education
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Gupta, Chetna – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2022
Contribution: This article demonstrates the impact of today's Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in teaching software engineering (SE) course with design-based learning (DBL) and project-based learning (PBL). The results show a positive influence of integration of DBL and PBL in reducing industry gaps with improved student…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Science Education, Information Technology, Active Learning
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Garousi, V.; Giray, Görkem; Tüzün, Eray – ACM Transactions on Computing Education, 2020
Context: Knowledge level and productivity of the software engineering (SE) workforce are the subject of regular discussions among practitioners, educators, and researchers. There have been many efforts to measure and improve the knowledge gap between SE education and industrial needs. Objective: Although the existing efforts for aligning SE…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Standards, Knowledge Level, Engineering Education
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Catherine Higgins; Ciaran O'Leary; Claire McAvinia; Barry J. Ryan – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2024
Aim/Purpose: The teaching of appropriate problem-solving techniques to novice learners in undergraduate software development education is often poorly defined when compared to the delivery of programming techniques. Given the global need for qualified designers of information technology, the purpose of this research is to produce a foundational…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Software, Undergraduate Students, Novices
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