Agile Implementation-A milestone for Academics using Software Engineering Industry Practices

摘要

Agile methods are getting popular in project development. When it comes to software engineering techniques, the methodology is to be selected according to the requirements of the software being developed or the project in consideration. There is always a question as how well a technique implemented in industry can be effectively be applied in academics also to train students as if in industry. This paper aims to increase the understanding of how pair programming and scrum can be adopted in academia. A case study approach using 12 university students, supplemented with feedback form, ethical forms on pair programming in academia. The methodology for pair programming was performed in the university lab. The Scrum approach was performed in a Group projects for national level. We proposed two frameworks SIA and SEAM that uses the industry practiced models with the focus on pair programming and scrum in academics. Thus we propose two novel models named Scrum in Academia (SIA) and Software Engineering Agile Model (SEAM) in Academics while students engage in group projects as a team to get quality work to be submitted meeting deadline as if in industry. We argue that the approach of using pair programming and scrum methodology can be adopted in the academics.