Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Raghvinder S. Sangwan, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

object-oriented analysis and design.Using pre- and post-testing, we studied course outcomes of software engineering graduatestudents learning software systems design that have also utilized the CCM in a systems designproject and contrasted these results with a control group.BackgroundAnecdotally we frequently hear from employers that it is “soft skills” that they most desire intheir engineering and technical staff. While this is likely only true when those employees areproficient engineers, it is clear that engineering is a team activity11 and the ability of an engineerto work effectively in a team is a keenly sought after skill12.Beyond the external need for team-oriented engineers, there is evidence that collaborativelearning methods are more