A report on industrial transfer of software engineering to the classroom environment

This paper reports on experiences and observations by a practicing software engineer in teaching a graduate level software engineering course as a computer science professor after having nearly 30 years experience in government and industry. The experiences reported upon are compiled from the perspective of the faculty member and students. The course was a success-with students reporting that they learned far more than software engineering and felt better prepared for entry into the job market after having successfully completed all course requirements.