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Continuous Curriculum Restructuring in a Graduate Software Engineering Program

Continuous Curriculum Restructuring in a Graduate Software Engineering Program

Daniela Rosca
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781605661025|ISBN10: 1605661023|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616924751|EISBN13: 9781605661032
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-102-5.ch015
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Rosca, Daniela. "Continuous Curriculum Restructuring in a Graduate Software Engineering Program." Software Engineering: Effective Teaching and Learning Approaches and Practices, edited by Heidi J.C. Ellis, et al., IGI Global, 2009, pp. 278-297. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-102-5.ch015

APA

Rosca, D. (2009). Continuous Curriculum Restructuring in a Graduate Software Engineering Program. In H. Ellis, S. Demurjian, & J. Naveda (Eds.), Software Engineering: Effective Teaching and Learning Approaches and Practices (pp. 278-297). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-102-5.ch015

Chicago

Rosca, Daniela. "Continuous Curriculum Restructuring in a Graduate Software Engineering Program." In Software Engineering: Effective Teaching and Learning Approaches and Practices, edited by Heidi J.C. Ellis, Steven A. Demurjian, and J. Fernando Naveda, 278-297. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-102-5.ch015

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Abstract

The development, maintenance and delivery of a software engineering curriculum present special challenges not found in other engineering disciplines. The continuous advances of the field of software engineering impose a high frequency of changes reflected in the curriculum and course content. This chapter describes the challenges of delivering a program meeting the needs of industry and students. It presents the lessons learned during 21 years of offering such a program, and dealing with issues pertaining to continuous curriculum and course content restructuring, the influence of the student body on the curriculum and course content. The chapter concludes with our recommendations for those who are seeking to create a graduate program in software engineering, with a special note on the situations where an undergraduate and graduate program will need to coexist in the same department.

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