Computer Science – Computers and Society
Scientific paper
2012-02-08
Computer Science
Computers and Society
9 pages, 0 figures
Scientific paper
Many, but not all, CS & IT academics tend to have a focus on theory and research and do not give much importance to the practice of software development. This is not an individual opinion. A scientifically conducted survey (hard data) is not needed for establishing that most CS & IT academics do not give much importance to software development as it is a well known truism to CS & IT students, parents of these students, employers of CS & IT graduates and society in general. This paper includes references to viewpoints expressed by academics, students and employers on the need to improve the practice of software development in CS & IT academia. This paper analyzes that the lack of career advancement incentive for CS & IT academics to master the practice of software development is the main reason for this rather odd situation. It proposes an additional software development career track for CS & IT academics different from the existing research oriented career track. A measure of software contribution record is suggested. It opines that adoption of such changes to academic regulations will result in significant improvement of software development skill set in CS & IT academia which, in turn, will result in better software development skill set in CS & IT graduates. While this paper uses the example of regulations of Indian CS & IT academia, similar academic regulations could be in use in other countries as well.
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