Software Engineering Students, Soft and Hard Skills Got through a University Software Company
https://doi.org/10.15514/ISPRAS-2024-36(1)-12
Abstract
This paper shows quantitative research regarding knowledge, soft & hard skills, and experience acquired by students hired by a University Software Development Company (USDC). Additionally, suggestions regarding how to set up a USDC in an academic environment, facing real customers, are shown. There have been good and bad experiences, both will be presented in this paper. Furthermore, students' perceptions will be discussed. To identify students’ perceptions a questionnaire (survey) was applied. Its reliability was calculated through Cronbach’s alpha coefficient (α =.89). Additionally, the Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated (r) in order to identify questions that should be deleted to increase the questionnaire’s reliability. Outcomes could be useful when a software engineering faculty wishes to set up a USDC.
About the Authors
Jorge Rafael AGUILAR CISNEROS
UPAEP Engineering Department
Mexico
Mexico
Ph. D. Jorge Rafael Aguilar Cisneros is a specialist at the UPAEP University’s Department of Engineering. His research interests include software engineering, and knowledge Management.
Carlos Alberto FERNÁNDEZ-Y-FERNÁNDEZ
UTM Computer Science Institute
Mexico
Mexico
Software Engineering expert with a Ph.D from the University of Sheffield. He currently leads the Institute of Computing at Universidad Tecnológica de la Mixteca and coordinates the Master's program in Applied Computing Technologies. His research interests include visual modeling, agile methods, and formal software specification.
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AGUILAR CISNEROS J.R., FERNÁNDEZ-Y-FERNÁNDEZ C.A. Software Engineering Students, Soft and Hard Skills Got through a University Software Company. Proceedings of the Institute for System Programming of the RAS (Proceedings of ISP RAS). 2024;36(1):199-208. https://doi.org/10.15514/ISPRAS-2024-36(1)-12
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