Collaborative Education: Building a Skilled Software Verification and Validation Community

软件质量是一个至关重要的问题，由于业界普遍缺乏知识的验证和确认（V V）的好处和V V从业人员的短缺。该项目改善了本科阶段的软件教育，并加强了在职专业培训，从而增加了具有V V知识和技能的专业人才库。该项目团队由一个涉及七个学术项目和四个行业合作伙伴的企业-行业合作组成，并拥有软件开发，课程开发和项目管理方面的经验。该项目小组正在严格审查罗伯特莫里斯大学现有的验证和确认课程，加强和模块化选定的主题，并通过纳入学术研究成果和行业最佳实践来改进交付战略。正在对所制定的令人信服的模块和战略进行评估、评价，并在项目参与者之间进行分享，并通过国家科学基金会支持的中央储存库、会议、出版物、专业协会和网站向其他机构传播。学生和从业人员都配备了基本的理论知识和宝贵的实践经验，这是显着提高他们的能力，为行业作出贡献。

Software quality is a crucial issue due to industry's general lack of knowledge of Verification and Validation (V&V) benefits and the shortage of V&V practitioners. This project improves software education at the undergraduate level and enhances on-the-job professional training, thereby increasing the pool of professionals with V&V knowledge and skills. The project team consists of an academia-industry collaboration involving seven academic programs and four industry partners, and possesses experience in software development, course development, and project management. The project team is critically examining the existing V&V course at Robert Morris University, enhancing and modularizing selected topics, and improving delivery strategies by incorporating academic research findings and industry best practices. The cogent modules and strategies developed are being assessed, evaluated, and shared among project participants and disseminated to other institutions through an NSF supported centralized repository (NSDL), conferences, publications, professional societies, and websites. Students and practitioners are being equipped with fundamental theoretical knowledge and invaluable hands-on experiences that are measurably increasing their ability to contribute to the industry.