IT SPIRAL: A Case Study in Scalable Software Engineering Education

Author

Barker, Michael ; Inoue, Katsuro

Author_Institution

Nara Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Osaka Univ., Suita

fYear

2009

fDate

17-20 Feb. 2009

Firstpage

53

Lastpage

60

Abstract

IT SPIRAL is a collaborative project by nine universities and four industries to develop a common curriculum for teaching software engineering. It combines existing foundation educational practices at the individual universities, a shared DVD library on advanced software engineering topics, and common intensive sessions led by industry participants. It aims to develop advanced IT skills in top-level students, shared educational skills and materials among the universities, and practical cooperation with industry to focus and advance masters level software engineering education. IT SPIRAL combines fundamentals, advanced topics, and a practical focus in a scalable approach to developing world-class software engineers.

Keywords

computer science education; digital versatile discs; educational institutions; software engineering; teaching; IT SPIRAL; advance masters level software engineering education; advanced IT skills; collaborative project; shared DVD library; shared educational skills; software engineering teaching; universities; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Computer industry; Education; Educational programs; Educational technology; Industrial training; Software engineering; Software libraries; Spirals; DVD library; curriculum; education; industry-academia collaboration; software engineering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Engineering Education and Training, 2009. CSEET '09. 22nd Conference on

Conference_Location

Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

ISSN

1093-0175

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3431-2

Electronic_ISBN

1093-0175

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CSEET.2009.23

Filename

4812675