How to run a meaningful industry projects for Software Engineering

By Tiang Cheng Email me

Motivation

For students

• Encourage young software engineers
• Provides real industry experience
• It's about process, the the product

For industry

• opportunity for R and D
• Find fresh talent
• It's about the product, nit the proces

Guidelines for choosing a project

Bad project: Implement an AI algorithm for crown behaviour Good projects:

• Simplicity
• Cutting edge, but not bleeding edge
• Functionally flexible
• Technically simple

Recipes for success

• Make it challenging - involves research
• Solve a real problem
• Know the direction you want to go
• Know the problem domain
• 20 - 40 hours development time

Sontrolling the CSope and Risk

• Most common point of failure
• Dictated by industry, not the students
• Pick a direction, but by flexible

Industry commitments

• 2 - 10 hours per week
• Technical support, advice, and close supervision
• Sense of humour, team spirit and leadership
• Strong team commitment and communication
• Be a mentor

Good examples:

• Implement and test XYZ algorithm
• Convert ABC application from one language to another
• Delveop a Proof of Concept (Process)
• Set up a Web2.0 website to accept SOAP messages and forward on in JKL format

General Project Lifecycle

• Requirements SPecification
• Architecture Design
• Implementation
• Test
• Deliver

Contact detailas: UWA: Profession computing 307

Curtin University Software Engineering Project 451/452/402

Conclusion

• Industry Project are a win-win proposal