Software Engineering Education in Jordan

Abstract

There is a major challenge in providing curriculum guidance for new and emerging disciplines like Software Engineering (SE). The aim of this study is to shed some light over SE in Jordan Universities and its accreditation commission, the Higher Education and Accreditation Commission (HEAC). Therefore, we have looked at the education of software engineering in Jordan, and we have conducted a survey on the software engineering curriculum guidelines proposed at national level by HEAC in Jordan and at international level by organization like IEEE and ACM, and joints initiatives like the SWEBOK. As a case study, we will explore the curriculum and study plan of the software engineering bachelor program at ISRA University and provide some guideline for their improvement.