Using Academia-Industry Partnerships to Enhance Software Verification & Validation Education via Active Learning Tools

Autor/inn/en	Acharya, Sushil; Manohar, Priyadarshan; Wu, Peter; Schilling, Walter
Titel	Using Academia-Industry Partnerships to Enhance Software Verification & Validation Education via Active Learning Tools
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Learning, 6 (2017) 2, S.69-84 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-5250
Schlagwörter	School Business Relationship; Industry; Computer Software; Active Learning; Computer Science Education; Case Studies; Video Technology; Employers; Communication Skills; Research Skills; Grants; Program Development; Focus Groups; Workshops; Course Descriptions; Validity; Engineering; Statistical Analysis; Undergraduate Students; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Industrie; Aktives Lernen; Computer science lessons; Informatikunterricht; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Kommunikationsstil; Forschungsleistung; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Programmplanung; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Kursstrukturplan; Gültigkeit; Maschinenbau; Statistische Analyse; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Imparting real world experiences in a software verification and validation (SV&V) course is often a challenge due to the lack of effective active learning tools. This pedagogical requirement is important because graduates are expected to develop software that meets rigorous quality standards in functional and application domains. Realizing the necessity the authors designed and developed 42 delivery hours of active learning tools consisting of Case Studies, Class Exercises, and Case Study Videos for use in courses that impart knowledge on SV&V topics viz. requirements engineering, software reviews, configuration management, and software testing. Four key skill areas sought after by employers, namely communication skills, applied knowledge of methods, applied knowledge of tools, and research exposure are used to drive the development funded by a National Science Foundation grant and perfected through an industry-academia partnership. In this paper, we discuss in detail the four project plans the researchers and their industry counterparts followed over the past two years in the development and eventual dissemination of the active learning tools. A "course enhancement plan" was used to drive activities related to reviewing, enhancing, and modularizing modules, identified by a gap analysis performed by focus groups comprised of industry and academic partners. The course "delivery plan" was used to drive activities related to developing content delivery strategies. An "evaluation and assessment plan" was used to drive activities related to periodically evaluating student learning and assessing the project. And finally a "course dissemination plan" is being used to drive activities related to distributing course modules and assessment reports. The tools have been shared through two workshops and other means with instructors in universities and industry partners. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01