Call for Papers
Please make your submissions using the submission page .
Themes
Opportunities and Challenges of Software Engineering Education
The rapid and continuing growth of the software industry creates opportunities and challenges for software engineering education. For example, how can educators effectively meet the need for large numbers of software engineers? How can we tailor the training of the software engineers to industrial needs at different levels? How can we introduce experience from industry into the curriculum? Also, how can software engineering principles be integrated with each country's special culture?
Topics of Interest
We invite quality, original submissions that address the conference themes or related topics. These could cover topics such as curricula development, empirical studies, personal or institutional experiences, and conceptual or theoretical work. The following is a list of possible areas for exploration and sharing - all in the context of software engineering education & training. The list is by no means exhaustive and authors may submit papers in areas not covered here but consistent with the central themes of the conference.
- Combining research and teaching (CRT)
- Combining research and curriculum (CRC)
- Technology Transfer (TT)
- Student projects and internships (SPI)
- Industry-academia collaboration models (IAC)
- Software engineering professionalism (SEP)
- Education & training for “real-world” Software Engineering practices (RWS)
- Addressing “eco-issues” in Software Engineering programs (EIS)
- Education theory and pedagogy (ETP)
- Curriculum and inter-disciplinary offerings (CID)
- Evaluation of SE Curricula: - Are We Still Relevant? (ESEC)
- Student performance evaluation and assessment (SPEA)
- Learning environments, tools, and eLearning (LETe)
- Training models in industry (TMI)
- Systems and Software Engineering (SSE)
- Culture impact in SE education (CSE)
- Teaching the Business of Software Engineering (BSE)
- Others (OTH)
Submission Categories
We invite you to contribute to this premier conference by submitting to any of the categories below:
Research Papers |
Present recent research results with an academic quality. (10 pages maximum) |
Experience Reports |
Provide an in-depth description of practitioner experience or a case study. (10 pages maximum) |
Short Papers & "Work in Progress" Reports |
Present a promising idea or experience report at an early stage. (5 pages maximum) |
Posters |
A d iscussion-provoking display of emerging ideas, targeted at PhD students. |
Workshops |
An o pportunity for focused discussion on selected topics in a n interactive group setting. |
Tutorials |
Short courses on the conference theme methodologies and theories. |
Panels |
Discuss and debate topics of high interest with leading experts from the CSEE&T community. |
Please make your submissions using the submission page .
Research Papers
Authors are invited to submit papers describing original research in all areas of SE education and training. Papers describing theoretical or empirical research, new techniques and tools, novel interpretation and in-depth case studies are all welcome. Submissions should be original and should not have been published previously or currently be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Paper submissions will be reviewed and evaluated based on originality, technical quality and relevance to the field of software engineering education in accordance with IEEE requirements. All r esearch papers will be peer- reviewed. As in previous years, the proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society Press.
Please read the CSEET Research Guide prior to preparing your paper. The paper length is limited to 10 pages , formatted according to IEEE 6" x 9" specifications. See the IEEE formatting requirements and get the MS Word template for full formatting details. The official directory at the IEEE Computer Society site contains other formatting files , including a LaTeX style file.
One author from each accepted paper must register as a full- fee delegate and present the paper at the conference.
Experience Reports
The objective of experience reports is to discuss results (both good and bad), obstacles, and lessons learned associated with education and training for SE from the perspective of practitioners in industry or government. Such "real world" experience shared with educators provides valuable input into future directions for education and allows others to learn from successes and failures.
Experience Reports are submitted as full papers , complying with the submission requirements of Research Papers. Experience Reports submitted as full papers will be formally reviewed and published in the Conference Proceedings.
One author from each accepted paper must register as a delegate and present the paper at the conference.
Short Papers & "Work In Progress" Papers
Short paper submissions that address software engineering education and training topics are also invited. Short papers may discuss an idea at an early stage, or a promising idea that may lack complete evaluation. They can also discuss "real world" experiences. T he paper length for short papers is limited to 5 pages, formatted according to IEEE 6" x 9" specifications.
Short papers will be reviewed. Each accepted short paper must be presented by an author in a conference session, and will appear in the IEEE digital library.
Only t he abstract of short papers will appear in the conference proceedings.
Posters
Emerging ideas for research, teaching practice, or tools can be presented as posters. The posters are evaluated based on their originality and the possible future contribution to the field of SE Education & Training. Submissions from students are encouraged.
Poster acceptance is based on a 300 word abstract of the work to be presented, formatted according to IEEE 6" x 9" specifications. Suggested poster size is A1 (about 20"x30").
Authors of posters are not required to register for the conference, but, if attending, can be scheduled to talk about their work with conference participants.
Only t he abstract of posters will appear in the conference proceedings.
Workshops
Workshop s of various lengths will be included in the conference program. These enable participants to exchange experiences and opinions. Workshop organizers should have strateg ies for managing attendance , engaging participants in the workshop, and summarizing and publishing results .
Please submit your 2 page proposals using the submission page (Workshop track), detailing:
- the topic, theme and goals
- presenter/s and their affiliations
- intended audience and the preparation required of them
- activities and format
- anticipated time requirements.
The proposal should be formatted according to IEEE 6" x 9" specifications.
Once a workshop has been accepted, workshop organizers are responsible for authoring a call for participation and submitting it to the PC Chairs as well as advertising their workshops in appropriate places to attract attendees.
Tutorials
Tutorials enable participants to learn more about a topic relevant to the conference theme, and will normally take place over either 1/2 day or a full day.
Please submit your 4 page proposals using the submission page (Tutorials track), detailing:
- the topic, theme and goals in detail
- presenter/s and an indication of their expertise in the topic proposed
- intended audience and the preparation required of them
- discussion of how the tutorial will be presented
- anticipated time requirements.
The proposal should be formatted according to IEEE 6" x 9" specifications.
Panels
Panel sessions allow the audience to interact with panelist s who provide an engaging, informative and entertaining discussion of a timely topic from multiple perspectives.
A panel session proposal is evaluated by its anticipated impact on discussions during the conference.
Please submit your proposals using the submission page (Panels track), detailing:
- the topic and how it meets the needs of the CSEE&T audience (1 page),
- biographies and position statements of each of the panelists (maximum 1 page)
- biography of the proposed moderator.
The Panel session moderator should have a strategy for promoting discussion between the panelists and the audience.
The proposal should be formatted according to IEEE 6" x 9" specifications.
Important Dates
- Collaborative workshops:
- Submission deadline – Nov . 5, 2011;
- Decision – Dec . 7, 2011.
- Papers and Reports:
- Submission deadline – Nov. 20, 2011 (American Samoa Time Zone);
- Panel/Tutorial Due – Nov. 30, 2011;
- Panel/ Tutorial Decision – Dec. 14, 2011;
- 1 st Decision – Jan. 10, 2012;
- Resubmission – Jan. 24, 2012;
- 2 nd Decision – Feb. 7, 2012.
- Short Papers & "Work In Progress" Papers, Posters:
- Submission deadline -- Jan. 10, 2012
- Decision -- Feb. 7, 2012
- All final camera-ready copies: Feb. 21, 2012.
- Conference Date
- Apr. 17~19, 2012
Please make your submissions using the submission page .
