期刊名称：Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology
印刷版ISSN：1547-5840
电子版ISSN：1547-5867
出版年度：2012
卷号：9
页码：317-329
出版社：Informing Science Institute
摘要：This research examines the frameworks used by Computer Science students at the conclusion of two semesters of study in Software Engineering. A questionnaire listing 64 Software Engineering concepts was given to students at three universities upon completion of their second-semester course. To identify which topics were most important, students were asked to rate each concept on a ten-point scale. From their responses, we calculated the average perceived importance for each concept. This paper analyzes the results of the survey. We also compare these concept rat-ings to similar ratings obtained earlier from a sample of first-semester Software Engineering stu-dents. Using both data sets, we describe how Software Engineering perceptions evolve as stu-dents progress through a two-semester course sequence. This knowledge can be valuable to Soft-ware Engineering instructors as they decide which concepts to emphasize and how to unite these concepts into a consistent, meaningful framework.
