Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

exemplars of “Infusing Real WorldExperience into Engineering Education” [14]. An example that includes engineering and software community-engagement is the EPICSProgram that has engaged students at Purdue University for more than two decades. It has grownsignificantly in size and breadth to where it is recognized as an independent academicprogram within the College of Engineering with dedicated laboratories and teaching staff. In theFall semester of 2018, over 700 were enrolled and engaged in more than 150 projects with 57community partners. While the program began within Electrical and Computer Engineeringexclusively, it has become explicitly multidisciplinary with an average of about 40 majorsparticipating in a typical year, and it includes