Authors:
Pantelis M. Papadopoulos
1
;
Ioannis G. Stamelos
1
and
Andreas Meiszner
2
Affiliations:
1
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
;
2
United Nations University-Merit, Netherlands
Keyword(s):
Software Engineering Education, Open Education, Authentic Learning, Open Source, Online Learning, Learning Community, Project-based Learning.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Computer-Supported Education
;
e-Learning
;
e-Learning in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil and Information Engineering
;
e-Learning Success Cases
;
Learning/Teaching Methodologies and Assessment
;
Pedagogy Enhancement with e-Learning
;
Technology Enhanced Learning
;
Ubiquitous Learning
Abstract:
This paper presents the results after three years of running of an instructional method that utilizes free/libre open source software (FLOSS) projects as tools for teaching software engineering in formal education. In the last three academic years, a total of 268 juniors majoring in Informatics (in a 4-year program) participated in study, assuming the roles of testers, developers, and requirements engineers. Students appreciated the benefits gained by the method and identified aspects that require further improvement. In the following, we present (a) the details of our method, (b) students’ opinions as recorded through a questionnaire including both closed and open ended questions, and (c) conclusions on how the use of FLOSS projects can be applied and proved beneficial for the students.