Abstract:
The Software Engineering (SE) industry continues to experience high failure rates and missed business outcomes. Educators must ensure that SE course curricula and learning outcomes strive to create long-term positive impact. This research addresses how the planning process can be enhanced to make use of the vast amount of open source data that is now available to engineers. This can help improve the readiness levels of students in learning environments by integrating best practices that can address these issues in the context of SE course work. The SE course curricula, current standards, and intended learning outcomes are examined which enables us to outline the changes required. Recommendations and suggested methods to help close the gaps are outlined.
