JOURNAL ARTICLE

Teaching software engineering using open source software

Abstract

This paper describes our experience of using open source software systems in teaching a graduate level software engineering course. The motivation of this course, the course structure, the assessment, and the outcomes are discussed. The comparative results using different approaches are also presented.

Keywords:
Computer science Software engineering Open source software Social software engineering Software construction Software Open source Software development Programming language

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3.69
FWCI (Field Weighted Citation Impact)
3
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0.91
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Citation History

Topics

Online Learning and Analytics
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Computer Science Applications
Teaching and Learning Programming
Physical Sciences →  Computer Science →  Computer Science Applications
Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
Social Sciences →  Psychology →  Developmental and Educational Psychology
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