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Persistent Ideas in a Software Design Course: A Qualitative Case Study

Abstract:

This study aims to discover what persistent ideas students have when designing software, and discusses possible relationships between them. The research was conducted through qualitative case study over an academic period with Master's degree students in a Software Design course. The ideas obtained as results were grouped in persistence levels: low, medium and high; additionally some ideas have been identified, that could be potentially persistent. The main contribution of this paper is focused on two aspects: (a) Software design education, which allows teachers to identify and address problems related to Software Design course; and (b) Professional impact in the industry, by warning the software industry about the main problems that students carry out, despite of the instruction.