International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science (IJMECS)
IJMECS Vol. 8, No. 7, 8 Jul. 2016
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The Proposed Methods to Improve Teaching of Software Engineering
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Software engineering, education, cooperative mastery, social media, industry experts, methods of teaching
Abstract
The use of software is an essential part of our modern lives. Hence, this increases the importance of studying Software Engineering (SE) course. In general, the software engineering graduates usually lack the necessary skills, expertise, abilities, and sufficient knowledge when beginning their careers in the software industry. Due to that, a majority of students find it difficult to find relevant jobs. This paper proposes novel methods to teach SE course to improve the teaching and enhance knowledge and skills of students. It is proposed to include: identifying the course learning objectives (CLOs) and the required skills of the SE course, combining cooperative learning and mastery learning strategies to teaching software engineering, using social media to teach SE course, and establish the OSES in an educational institution. The goal of this paper is to improve the quality of SE teaching and facilitate students learning to prepare them for their future careers. Qualitative technique is used as a research design to evaluate the proposed solution. The results indicate that this proposal is supported by the majority of professionals working in the academia and industry.
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Afra A. Alabbadi, Rizwan J. Qureshi, "The Proposed Methods to Improve Teaching of Software Engineering", International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science(IJMECS), Vol.8, No.7, pp.13-21, 2016. DOI:10.5815/ijmecs.2016.07.02
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