Simulation in software engineering training

Simulation is frequently used for training in many application areas like aviation and economics, but not in software engineering. We present the SESAM project which focuses on software engineering education using simulation. In the SESAM project a simulator was developed. Using this simulator, a st...

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Published in:Proceedings / International Conference on Software Engineering pp. 199 - 208
Main Authors: Drappa, Anke, Ludewig, Jochen
Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York, NY, USA ACM 2000
IEEE
Series:ACM Conferences
Subjects:
Computational modeling
Computer science
Computer science education
Computer simulation
Computing methodologies > Modeling and simulation
Computing methodologies > Modeling and simulation > Model development and analysis
Computing methodologies > Modeling and simulation > Model development and analysis > Model verification and validation
Computing methodologies > Modeling and simulation > Simulation evaluation
Disaster management
Programming
Project management
Quality assurance
Social and professional topics > Professional topics > Computing education > Model curricula
Social and professional topics > Professional topics > Management of computing and information systems > Project and people management
Social and professional topics > Professional topics > Management of computing and information systems > Project and people management > Computer and information systems training
Social and professional topics > Professional topics > Management of computing and information systems > Software management
Social and professional topics > Professional topics > Management of computing and information systems > System management > Quality assurance
Software and its engineering
Software engineering
Systems engineering education
software engineering education
training
experiment
quality assurance
simulation
software process modeling
ISBN:1581132069, 9781581132069
ISSN:0270-5257
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Summary:Simulation is frequently used for training in many application areas like aviation and economics, but not in software engineering. We present the SESAM project which focuses on software engineering education using simulation. In the SESAM project a simulator was developed. Using this simulator, a student can take the role of a software project manager. The simulated software project can be finished within a couple of hours because it is simulated in "quick-motion" mode. In this paper, the background and goals of the SESAM project are presented. A new simulation model, the so called QA model, is introduced. The model behavior is demonstrated by investigating and comparing different strategies for software development. The results of experiments based on the QA model are reported. Finally, conclusions are drawn from the experiments and future work is outlined.
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ISBN:1581132069
9781581132069
ISSN:0270-5257
DOI:10.1145/337180.337203