Integrating the Personal Software Process (PSP) across the undergraduate curriculum

Author

Towhidnejad, Massood ; Hilburn, Thomas

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Embry-Riddle Aeronaut. Univ., Daytona Beach, FL, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

5-8 Nov 1997

Firstpage

162

Abstract

This paper summaries some Embry-Riddle University activities on the incorporation of Watts Humphrey´s Personal Software Process (PSP) throughout the undergraduate computer science curriculum. This paper includes a description of the project´s objectives, a discussion of the activities engaged in by students, an explanation of how the activities were integrated into the curriculum, a description of the data collected and an assessment of the impact and value of the project. Finally ideas about modification and extension of the project´s concepts are presented

Keywords

computer science education; educational courses; software engineering; Embry-Riddle University activities; Personal Software Process; project concepts extension; project objectives; software engineering; student activities; undergraduate computer science curriculum; undergraduate curriculum; Computer industry; Computer science; Computer science education; Costs; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Engineering management; Programming profession; Software engineering; Software quality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4086-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1997.644832

Filename

644832