Integration of Senior Software Project Courses in an Undergraduate Software Engineering Program

An Integrated Software Engineering Curriculum Through Project-Based Learning (PBL)

“…Designing a quality curriculum can accelerate the required skill-learning speed. In traditional teaching models, courses are offered in vertical sequence, and students may not have the chance to contribute to simulated realistic projects [3]. IL is an approach used to help students face challenges earlier in academia.…”

“…In another study [16], they found improvement in 11 themes including industry preparedness as well as deeper learning after synthesizing 5 courses in the second year of undergraduate electrical engineering. Zalewski, Buckley, and Gonzalez [3] taught software testing and senior software project concurrently. They also used projects in software architecture and design course with an additional maintenance component for students' course projects to provide a realistic experience.…”

“…Designing a quality curriculum has been a controversial topic in recent years [1,2]. Researchers believe that with teaching fundamental skills to students, they can learn any new concept or technology when entering the industry [3]. Software design and architecture [4] as well as database design [5] courses are two key concepts which students learn during traditional software engineering programs that have important applications in the real world.…”