An experience report on the design and delivery of two new software design courses

In this paper, we report on our experience in designing and delivering two new software design courses in the Informatics major at UC Irvine. When the major was created in 2004, it explicitly contained slots for two software design courses to be created from the ground up. The authors led this effort, focusing one course on the topic of system design and one course on the topic of implementation design. We discuss the philosophy and pedagogy behind the courses, present key class activities, and reflect on having offered each course twice over the past two years. Categories and Subject Descriptors K.3.2 [Computers and Education]: Computer and Information Science Education ? Curriculum; D.2.2 [Software Engineering]: Design Tools and Techniques - Object-Oriented Design Methods. General Terms Design Keywords Software design, system design, implementation design, software design studio, general design thinking

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: SIGCSE
• Authors: Alex Baker, André van der Hoek
• Keywords: Design Keywords Software, Education, SIGCSE 2009, Software Design Courses, Software Design Studio