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Software process improvement concepts, applied in an effort to increase productivity and quality in industry, are also needed in the academic environment. By teaching process improvement we can prepare students for the future and simultaneously improve our own understanding and teaching of the software engineering.
In this paper, the Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Model and the ISO9000 standard are introduced. Our Software Engineering class is described, including two different team organizations which were tried. Technical and process job descriptions are given, together with our experience teaching team skills. The lessons learned are given in the conclusion.
Applying software process concepts gives students a metamodel to understand and help manage project complexity. Having explicit technical and process roles improves students' learning and, while difficult to quantify, seems to effect the quality of the end-products in a substantive way. Teaching and applying quality improvement ideas is a vital part of preparing students for modern software technology.
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Werth, L.H. (1993). An adventure in software process improvement. In: Díaz-Herrera, J.L. (eds) Software Engineering Education. CSEE 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 750. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0017614
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