Title :
21st century global software development and education - position statement
Author :
Cross, James H., II
Author_Institution :
Auburn Univ., AL, USA
Abstract :
This position statement outlines methods by which universities can determine industry needs and provides recommendations to reverse declining enrollments trends. Suggestions are offered for curricular topics important to software development in the future as well for software tools that will be necessary to make these topics less formidable for undergraduates.
Keywords :
computer science education; educational courses; software engineering; curricular topics; education; enrollment trends; industry needs; software development; undergraduates; universities; Acoustical engineering; Cellular phones; Computer science; Educational institutions; Programming profession; Project management; Software engineering; Software tools; Solids; Statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Software and Applications Conference, 2005. COMPSAC 2005. 29th Annual International
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2413-3
DOI :
10.1109/COMPSAC.2005.3