Learning factory for the Software Engineering area: First didactic transformation

Abstract

Actually the Software Industry in Colombia has been accumulating experience and growing. However, there has been a shortage of competent professionals for this sector. In this sense, Universities need to train this type of professionals who can quickly be linked to work. Starting from this challenge and understanding the new training demands in the world, this article presents how the first didactic transformation of a learning factory for the Software Engineering area is developed. Methodologically, a model is proposed for the representation of well-formed competencies and learning outcomes. In addition, a protocol for the development of the first didactic transformation is presented. The results show the status of the main companies in the Software Industry in Colombia. Furthermore, the competencies and learning outcomes for the services associated with the category are presented: software construction, support, and maintenance. The main contribution of this work was to propose a model to represent well-formed competencies and learning outcomes. Moreover, the proposal is used in the development of the first didactic transformation of a learning factory for the Software Engineering area.