Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Long, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

technology education focuses on applied science and engineering and application of theory in real-world problems. Courses are aimed at preparing graduates for practice in a specific field of the technological spectrum. Courses are laboratory based and have a high component of practical practice and practical application. Hands-on experience is stressed in an educational environment targeted at producing “job ready’ graduates. As a degree program in Software Engineering Technology, the developed curriculum offerslaboratory based courses in hardware construction and design and software construction anddesign. Class sizes are targeted at 20 students. Laboratories are taught by the professors givinglectures. All students

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Gary, Arizona State University; Harry Koehnemann, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

the answer is more than just having a defined process.Transparently managed projects that faculty mentors can evaluate progress on continuously,instead of in periodic increments, allow faculty to make constant small adjustments to helpstudents progress on projects and progress in achieving learning outcomes. Part of the ability tocontinuously manage Enterprise projects comes directly from Scrum. Part of the ability comesfrom having integrated tool support through Google sites and RTC/Jazz. In particular, toolsupport helps the labor-intensive tasks of estimating and tracking work in these various softwareengineering activities without creating burdensome documentation requirements.3.1 Agility and Team ConcertTeam Concert is an integrated