Context: Software has become ubiquitous in every corner of modern societies. During the
last five decades, software engineering has also changed significantly to advance the …

The broadly influential document Computing Curricula 2005 (CC2005) is in the process of
being updated through a project called Computing Curricula 2020 (CC2020). CC2020 …

Software Product Line (SPL) engineering has emerged to provide the means to efficiently
model, produce, and maintain multiple similar software variants, exploiting their common …

The software industry needs universities to train developers to have besides the technical
skills, also strong soft skills to collaborate in globally distributed software development …

Global Software Development (GSD) is currently a strong industry trend. This means that if
computer science engineers are to be trained to deal with this model, it is very important to …

In modern times, internationally organized teams face a number of coordination problems
owing to their different physical operating locations. These challenges usually come in …

Contemporary approaches and trends, in software engineering courses have been
continuously updated over the last four decades. Adaptation to industry needs is crucial for …

Global Software Engineering (GSE) is a reality for even the smallest companies, so software
engineering students need to learn how to work in a globally distributed development …

In addition to technical skills, software engineers in the twenty-first century need to learn
distributed project management and intercultural skills to collaborate effectively in …

This paper presents our experience implementing Collaborative Working Spheres (CWS) in
the context of an international undergraduate course on Global Software Development …