Collaborative Education: Building a Skilled Software Verification and Validation Community

软件质量是一个关键问题，因为业界普遍缺乏对验证和确认(V&amp；V)好处的了解，而且缺乏V&amp；V从业人员。该项目改善了本科水平的软件教育，并加强了在职专业培训，从而增加了具有V&V；V；V知识和技能的专业人员库。该项目团队由一个由七个学术项目和四个行业合作伙伴组成的学术界和产业界合作组成，拥有软件开发、课程开发和项目管理方面的经验。项目团队正在认真研究罗伯特·莫里斯大学现有的V&A；V；V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策略。正在对制定的有说服力的模块和战略进行评估，并在项目参与者中分享，并通过国家科学基金会支持的中央储存库(NSDL)、会议、出版物、专业协会和网站分发给其他机构。学生和从业者正被配备基本的理论知识和宝贵的实践经验，这些都大大提高了他们为行业做出贡献的能力。

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.