Title :
An interactive multimedia software house simulation for postgraduate software engineers
Author :
Sharp, Helen ; Hall, Pat
Author_Institution :
Centre for HCI Design, City Univ., London, UK
Abstract :
The Open University´s M880 Software Engineering is a postgraduate distance education course aimed at software professionals. The case study element of the course (approximately 100 hours of study) is presented through an innovative interactive multimedia simulation of a software house Open Software Solutions (OSS). The student `joins´ OSS as an employee and performs various tasks as a member of the company´s project teams. The course is now in its sixth presentation and has been studied by over 1500 students. The authors present the background to the development, and a description of the environment and student tasks
Keywords :
computer science education; courseware; digital simulation; distance learning; educational courses; interactive systems; multimedia computing; software engineering; software houses; teaching; M880 Software Engineering; OSS; Open University; case study element; employee; interactive multimedia software house simulation; postgraduate distance education course; postgraduate software engineers; project teams; software house Open Software Solutions; software professionals; student tasks; Animation; Audio tapes; Design engineering; Distance learning; Human computer interaction; Permission; Radiofrequency interference; Software engineering; TV; Videos;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering, 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Limerick
Print_ISBN :
1-58113-206-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICSE.2000.870468
