International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science (IJMECS)
IJMECS Vol. 7, No. 6, 8 Jun. 2015
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Induction of Interactive Methods to Teach Software Engineering Course
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Software engineering, education, industry, curriculum, mental-map
Abstract
Software engineering (SE) field is considered as a backbone of software industry. Students suffer many problems and difficulties when they approach to industry due to the old contents of SE course, lack of practice and inability in the subject area. The main reason of the SE course problems is the lack of coordination or gap between software industry and academia. This paper proposed a novel solution to enhance SE curriculum to bridge the gap between industry and academia. The proposed solution will assist students at optimal level in their professional careers to achieve goals of SE course. Survey research methodology is used to evaluate the proposed solution and the results of data analysis are highly encouraging. It is anticipated that the universities will find this research helpful to improve the quality of SE course.
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Eman S. Alahmadi, M. Rizwan Jameel Qureshi, "Induction of Interactive Methods to Teach Software Engineering Course", International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science (IJMECS), vol.7, no.6, pp.43-49, 2015. DOI:10.5815/ijmecs.2015.06.07
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