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Reducing the gap between academic theory and professional practice in software engineering education

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Software Engineering Education (CSEE 1994)

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Software engineering is a core area in computer science. This observation has to be considered when developing a curriculum for the area. At the Department of Computer Science, University of Tromsø, we have identified four basic elements as the key to a modern curriculum in software engineering: textbooks covering both academic and industrial issues, realistic software projects with professional employers, modern hardware and software, and understanding of underlying scientific theory. The paper discusses how these elements are fulfilled to meet the upcoming challenges in the computing field.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Tromsø, N-9037, Tromsø, Norway

    Gunnar Hartvigsen

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Hartvigsen, G. (1993). Reducing the gap between academic theory and professional practice in software engineering education. In: Díaz-Herrera, J.L. (eds) Software Engineering Education. CSEE 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 750. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0017619

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