A First Course in Software Engineering for Aerospace Engineers

Author

Lundqvist, Kristina ; Srinivasan, Jayakanth

Author_Institution

Dept. of Aeronaut. & Astronaut., Massachusetts Inst. of Technol., Cambridge, MA

fYear

2006

Firstpage

77

Lastpage

86

Abstract

Software is a critical component of mission capability in all aerospace systems. This capability is realized directly through the use of onboard software, and enabled through the use of software on ground support systems. Students attending an aerospace engineering program come with a highly diversified background in software development ranging from novice user to expert programmer. A first course in software development has to account for the diversity, and as an outcome provide both a common vocabulary, as well as a common baseline of skills. This paper presents our learning from designing and teaching such a course for aerospace engineering undergraduates

Keywords

aerospace computing; aerospace engineering; computer science education; educational courses; software engineering; teaching; aerospace engineering undergraduates; aerospace systems; ground support systems; learning; software development; software engineering course; teaching; Aerospace engineering; Education; Educational robots; Ground support; Java; Programming profession; Robot programming; Software engineering; Space technology; Vocabulary;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Engineering Education and Training, 2006. Proceedings. 19th Conference on

Conference_Location

Turtle Bay, HI

ISSN

1093-0175

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2557-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CSEET.2006.5

Filename

1617333