A cross-program investigation of students' perceptions of agile methods

Research was conducted on using agile methods in software engineering education. This paper explores the perceptions of students from five different academic levels of agile practices. Information has been gathered through the collection of quantitative and qualitative data over three academic years, and analysis reveals student experiences, mainly positive but also some negative. Student opinions indicate the preference to continue to use agile practices at the workplace if allowed. A way these findings may potentially be extrapolated to the industrial settings is discussed. Finally, this report should encourage other academics considering adoption of agile methods in their computer science or software engineering curricula. Categories and Subject Descriptors D.2.9 [Software Engineering]: Management ? Life Cycle, Productivity, Programming Teams, Software Process Models. General Terms Management, Performance, Design Keywords Agile methods, eXtreme Programming, empirical study, percept...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: ICSE
• Authors: Grigori Melnik, Frank Maurer
• Keywords: Agile Practices, ICSE 2005, Keywords Agile Methods, Software Engineering, Software Engineering Curricula