DocumentCode
1915928
Title
The “Soft” topics in software engineering education
Author
Ardis, Mark A. ; Chenoweth, Stephen V. ; Young, Frank H.
Author_Institution
Rochester Inst. of Technol., Rochester, NY
fYear
2008
fDate
22-25 Oct. 2008
Abstract
Engineering educators struggle with ldquosoftrdquo topics - topics which include a social element. Soft engineering topics are distinct from the scientific and mathematical underpinnings of engineering. Students frequently complain when these topics are integrated into engineering curricula. Engineering educators also express concerns that they lack both preparation and ability to teach these topics.
Keywords
computer science education; software engineering; engineering curricula; engineering educators; experiential learning; soft topics; software engineering education; Best practices; Feedback; Humans; Information resources; Laboratories; Organizing; Process planning; Software engineering; Writing; best practices; experiential learning; process; soft topics; software engineering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2008. FIE 2008. 38th Annual
Conference_Location
Saratoga Springs, NY
ISSN
0190-5848
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1969-2
Electronic_ISBN
0190-5848
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FIE.2008.4720272
Filename
4720272
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