Integrating Open Source Software Projects into the Software Engineering Curriculum

将开源软件项目整合到软件工程课程中

• 批准号: 1044061
• 负责人: Swapna Gokhale
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: University of Connecticut
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-05-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1044061&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Integrating; Open; Source; Software; Projects

The University of Connecticut is developing a methodological approach to the integration of open source software systems into the undergraduate software engineering curriculum. A key goal of the project is to cultivate the students' attitudes and skills to handle a variety of industrial challenges. The project provides students with a realistic view of what software engineers do in industry by focusing on code comprehension and reverse engineering skills. Maintenance-centric software engineering assignments are made based on the diverse set of readily available open source software projects. Open source software code is also used to teach requirements, design, and testing skills to the students. The students will apply their skills to evolve existing, legacy software systems. The methodology includes a systematic approach to the selection of suitable open source software projects based on metrics-based predictive analysis. The predictive model for project selection will facilitate the adoption of the integration methodology at other institutions. This open source software integration project offers a systematic, tested approach to designing software engineering assignments that mimic industrial experiences and challenges. The integration transforms the present 'build-from-scratch' type software engineering assignments into 'maintenance-centric' assignments in line with those found in the software industry. The results, experiences, and challenges of the integration project will be shared with the computing education community through workshops and publications. University of Connecticut K-12 outreach programs will increase the awareness of software engineering as a profession among high-school juniors and seniors, underrepresented groups, and K-12 teachers.

康涅狄格大学正在开发一种方法论方法，将开源软件系统整合到本科软件工程课程中。该项目的一个关键目标是培养学生应对各种工业挑战的态度和技能。该项目通过专注于代码理解和逆向工程技能，为学生提供了一个关于软件工程师在行业中所做工作的现实观点。以维护为中心的软件工程任务基于各种现成的开放源码软件项目集。开源软件代码还用于向学生传授需求、设计和测试技能。学生将应用他们的技能来发展现有的遗留软件系统。该方法包括根据基于指标的预测分析选择合适的开放源码软件项目的系统方法。项目选择的预测模型将有助于在其他机构采用综合方法。这个开源软件集成项目提供了一种系统的、经过测试的方法来设计模仿行业经验和挑战的软件工程任务。这种集成将目前的“从头开始构建”类型的软件工程任务转变为“以维护为中心”的任务，与软件行业中的任务保持一致。集成项目的成果、经验和挑战将通过研讨会和出版物与计算机教育界分享。康涅狄格大学的K-12推广计划将提高高三和高年级学生、代表人数不足的群体和K-12教师对软件工程作为一种职业的认识。