First Experiences with Group Projects in CSE Education

  • Authors:
  • Martin Bernreuther;Hans-Joachim Bungartz

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Stuttgart;Technical University of Munich

  • Venue:
  • Computing in Science and Engineering
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

The various educational workshops at CSE-related conferences reveal that there is an ongoing open discussion on how to define the relevant aspects of this discipline, on how to integrate the identified topics into the curricula, and, of course, on how to design suitable course formats -- or briefly, how to teach CSE in an appropriate way. One question more and more addressed in such discussions is to what extent and how methods established in software engineering can or even must be adopted. A second evergreen issue (not restricted to CSE programs, of course) is whether soft skills such as teamwork, project management, or leadership should be taught in special courses or better imparted within suitable CSE-related modules. In this contribution, we report our experiences with project-based and software-focused CSE education. The discussion of expectations and outcomes covers both the software-related issues and the main project-related aspects.