An industry/university collaboration to upgrade software engineering knowledge and skills in industry

  • Authors:

  • David Carrington;Paul Strooper;Sharron Newby;Terry Stevenson

  • Affiliations:

  • School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia;School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia;Boeing Australia Limited, 363 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia;Boeing Australia Limited, 363 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Systems and Software - Special issue: Software engineering education and training
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

This paper describes an ongoing collaboration between Boeing Australia Limited and the University of Queensland to develop and deliver an introductory course on software engineering. The aims of the course are to provide a common understanding of the nature of software engineering for all Boeing Australia's engineering staff, and to ensure they understand the practices used throughout the company. The course is designed so that it can be presented to people with varying backgrounds, such as recent software engineering graduates, systems engineers, quality assurance personnel, etc. The paper describes the structure and content of the course, and the evaluation techniques used to collect feedback from the participants and the corresponding results. The immediate feedback on the course indicates that it has been well received by the participants, but also indicates a need for more advanced courses in specific areas. The long-term feedback from participants is less positive, and the long-term feedback from the managers of the course participants indicates a need to expand on the coverage of the Boeing-specific processes and methods.