An incremental approach to software engineering in a science-based computing curriculum

  • Authors:
  • David Cordes;Allen Parrish

  • Affiliations:
  • The University of Alabama, Department of Computer Science, Box 870290, Tuscaloosa, Alabama;The University of Alabama, Department of Computer Science, Box 870290, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

  • Venue:
  • CSC '93 Proceedings of the 1993 ACM conference on Computer science
  • Year:
  • 1993

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Abstract

The instruction of software engineering within the discipline of computing must not only focus on the development of software, but also provide a process by which the student can improve and evolve their software engineering skills. The student's abilities (in software engineering) must be 'scaled-up' in a logical and orderly process. A student in computer science should, at graduation, be capable of integrating cleanly and smoothly into a real-world, group-oriented software development environment. A modified curriculum is presented that permits this 'scaling-up' to occur.