Fostering UML Modeling Skills and Social Skills through Programming Education

Author

Ishii, Norio ; Suzuki, Yuri ; Fujiyoshi, Hironobu ; Fujii, Takashi

Author_Institution

Aichi Kiwami Coll. of Nursing, Japan

fYear

2010

fDate

9-12 March 2010

Firstpage

25

Lastpage

32

Abstract

In this research, we attempted to support the learning of the UML modeling skills and social skills required in software development scenarios as part of programming education in the Department of Engineering. We conducted a class based on PBL in which the learners formed teams to build a robot using LEGO Mindstorms. The results confirmed that through the classes, the learners showed improvements in both modeling skills and social skills. These results demonstrate the educational effectiveness of class design based on PBL and using the theme of building a robot, and the effectiveness of the modeling template created through this research.

Keywords

Unified Modeling Language; computer aided instruction; computer science education; engineering education; software engineering; Department of Engineering; LEGO mindstorms; PBL; UML modeling skills; class design; educational effectiveness; programming education; social skills; software development; Buildings; Educational institutions; Educational products; Educational programs; Educational robots; Information science; Object oriented modeling; Programming profession; Robot programming; Unified modeling language;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T), 2010 23rd IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA

ISSN

1093-0175

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-7052-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CSEET.2010.20

Filename

5463620