Introducing formal methods through role-playing

  • Authors:
  • Neville Dean;Michael G. Hinchey

  • Affiliations:
  • Anglia Polytechnic University, UK;University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, UK

  • Venue:
  • SIGCSE '95 Proceedings of the twenty-sixth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
  • Year:
  • 1995

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Abstract

By acting as a client, the instructor in a formal methods course can interact with students to develop general attitudes and skills, particularly modeling skills. The students learn to appreciate that formal methods comprise a range of tools and ideas which can greatly enhance software development at all stages, especially in requirements capture. A realistic case study is used which does not depend on an over-simplified file processing system.