Active learning of software project and quality management

Abstract

Software project management (SPM) and software quality management (SQM) are important aspects of software engineering. Unfortunately, these topics are fairly hard to teach to informatics students, mainly because they are very abstract and often seen as dull and boring by students. This contribution presents a didactical setting that the authors developed and used successfully for teaching SPM and SQM in a DisQspace format. A major aspect in the didactical setting lies on getting students actively involved and largely control their learning processes themselves. The paper presents the details of the approach, its didactical underpinning, and an evaluation of its efficacy.