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The Relevance of Software Education: A Survey and Some Recommendations (0)
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| Venue: | Annals of Software Engineering |
| Citations: | 17 - 3 self |
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@ARTICLE{Lethbridge_therelevance,
author = {Timothy Lethbridge},
title = {The Relevance of Software Education: A Survey and Some Recommendations},
journal = {Annals of Software Engineering},
year = {},
volume = {6},
pages = {91--110}
}
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Abstract
We summarize the results of a survey of software practitioners in which we asked about the relevance of their education. We analyze the data and highlight potential changes to computer science or software engineering curricula, based on mismatches between the extent to which the topic is taught and its importance in the careers of the participants. We also present some advice to companies regarding topics in which they should train employees; we compare this advice to a list of skills that employers have indicated they wish employees to possess. 1. Introduction During the summer of 1997, we conducted a survey of 168 software practitioners. The participants answered four questions about each of 57 topics which are typically found in the curriculum of computer science or software engineering programs. We asked i) how much each participant learned about the topic in their formal education, ii) how much he or she knows now, iii) how important the topic has been in his or her career and i...
