Abstract
Considering that every company is becoming a software company, there will be an ongoing demand for qualified software engineers. However, there seems to be a supply shortage of graduates in Computer Science or Software Engineering from the traditional university education. It has been observed for decades that a considerable number of developers in the software industry do not have computer science degrees and basic software engineering educations. On the other hand, such a phenomenon may have revealed the reality and trend that the software industry will continue the intake of career-shift employees and graduates from non-computer science disciplines. Therefore, we argue software engineering conversion programmes to be a strategic and long-term approach to fostering qualified software engineers. The conversion programmes will substantially supplement the classic university programmes and address the disadvantage of unconventional entry points (e.g., bootcamp training and self-learning). We have conducted critical reflection on our first-hand educational practice together with extensive literature review to justify our argument.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the the 37th IEEE Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T 2025) |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Publication status | Accepted - 16 Dec 2024 |
| Event | The 37th IEEE Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T 2025) - Ottawa, Canada Duration: 28 Apr 2025 → 29 Apr 2025 https://conf.researchr.org/home/icse-2025/cseet-2025 |
Conference
| Conference | The 37th IEEE Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T 2025) |
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| Country/Territory | Canada |
| City | Ottawa |
| Period | 28/04/2025 → 29/04/2025 |
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