The challenges of software engineering education

Authors:
Carlo Ghezzi;Dino Mandrioli
Affiliations:
Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy;Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
Venue:
ICSE'05 Proceedings of the 2005 international conference on Software Engineering Education in the Modern Age
Year:
2005

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Abstract

We discuss the technical skills that a software engineer should possess. We take the viewpoint of a school of engineering and put the software engineer's education in the wider context of engineering education. We stress both the common aspects that crosscut all engineering fields and the specific issues that pertain to software engineering. We believe that even in a continuously evolving field like software, education should provide strong and stable foundations based on mathematics and science, emphasize the engineering principles, and recognize the stable and long-lasting design concepts. Even though the more mundane technological solutions cannot be ignored, the students should be equipped with skills that allow them to understand and master the evolution of technology. Categories and Subject Descriptors K.3.2 [Computer and Information Science Education]