Improving software practice through education: Challenges and future trends

FoSE 2007: Future of Software Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 12-28

  Lethbridge, Timothy C ^a   LeBlanc Jr , Richard J ^b   Díaz Herrera, Jorge ^c   Thompson, J Barrie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH; OPEN RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SOFTWARE PRACTICE;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 34748889171     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FOSE.2007.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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