Is integration of communication and technical instruction across the SE curriculum a viable strategy for improving the real-world communication abilities of software engineering graduates?

Software engineering educators and trainers are acutely aware that software engineering graduates need strong real-world communication abilities. The National Science Foundation is supporting a three-year project in which industry professionals, CS/SE faculty, and communication-across-the-curriculum...

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Main Authors: Gannod, Gerald C., Anderson, Paul V., Burge, Janet E., Begel, Andrew
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
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Summary:Software engineering educators and trainers are acutely aware that software engineering graduates need strong real-world communication abilities. The National Science Foundation is supporting a three-year project in which industry professionals, CS/SE faculty, and communication-across-the-curriculum specialists are collaborating to develop curricula and teaching resources designed to improve communication abilities of CS/SE graduates by integrating communication instruction and assignments with the technical work in courses across the students' four years of study. Our panelists - an industry practitioner, a CS/SE educator, and a communication specialist - will describe what has been learned in the project's first half and invite comments, insights and advice from the audience.
ISSN:1093-0175
2377-570X
DOI:10.1109/CSEET.2011.5876140