Evaluation of Computer Science and Software Engineering Undergraduate’s Soft Skills in Egypt from Student’s Perspective

Soft skills for software engineers turned out to be a very important factor in the success of any project helping the team's dynamics and performance. Conversely, computer science undergraduates are possibly not aware of the importance of soft skills for their careers. Accordingl, this paper�...

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Published in:Computer and information science (Toronto) 2015-02, Vol.8 (1), p.36-36
Main Authors: Naiem, Sarah, Abdellatif, Mahmoud M., E, Salama S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer programs
Dynamics
Graduates
Literature reviews
Skills
Software
Software engineering
Students
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Summary:Soft skills for software engineers turned out to be a very important factor in the success of any project helping the team's dynamics and performance. Conversely, computer science undergraduates are possibly not aware of the importance of soft skills for their careers. Accordingl, this paper's main purpose is to highlight the gaps that exist for computer science graduates in Egypt. In this paper, the researchers present a simplified systematic literature review approach for this topic. A survey is conducted in Hellwan University, Cairo, Egypt where 136 computer and software engineering graduating students participated. The survey purpose was to uncover how students evaluate the importance of soft skills, how much they attain these skills, in addition to how much they think the university is helping its development. One outcome of their analysis is that there is a lack of understanding on how to define and thus provide those soft skills for computer science graduating students in Egypt.
ISSN:1913-8989
1913-8997
DOI:10.5539/cis.v8n1p36