Making service oriented architecture relevant using a multidisciplinary approach

  • Authors:
  • Thomas Way;Vijay Gehlot

  • Affiliations:
  • Villanova University, Villanova, PA;Villanova University, Villanova, PA

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

The use of a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) approach to the design of enterprise-scale applications is increasing in industry, yet there are few sufficiently multidisciplinary college courses available for students that cover the topic the way students will see it in practice. In this paper, we present the design of a graduate level course that integrates elements of business and engineering into the computer science foundation. The original course design is motivated, and experiential data from the first offering is given. An analysis is provided, leading to guidelines for a relevant SOA course. Modifications for future offerings of the course, including an undergraduate version, are given based on our first offering experiences.