A Case Study on Teaching Software Engineering Concepts using a Case-Based Learning Environment

—Case-based teaching is a well-known teaching methodology consisting of learning by reading, discussing and analyzing real-life cases and scenarios. We present a Case-Oriented Learning Environment (COSEEd) for teaching Software Engineering concepts to undergraduate and graduate students in a first course of Software Engineering. The novelty of the proposed model lies in being a complete learning environment framework, consisting of pedagogy, broad level learning objectives, assessment, resources and management details, all designed specifically for Software Engineering. Learning and teaching is centered around well-designed SE case studies from authentic software development instances. We describe the COSEEd model, a sample case-study and share out insights as well as lessons learnt while applying the proposed model in practice. We implement and evaluate the proposed model in Software Engineering courses at a University in India focused on the core areas of Information Technology. ...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2015
• Where: APSEC
• Authors: Kirti Garg, Ashish Sureka, Vasudeva Varma
• Keywords: APSEC 2015, Software Engineering