Software Engineering

This semester I took ICS 413, Software Engineering. This was the hardest, but most rewarding ICS class I have taken. I learned much more about software engineering than I thought I would. I really feel like I am coming out of this class as a much better software engineer. We implemented many things that are used in the professional setting. Now that I have some experience using some of the tools, I feel more confident.

The best part about this class was working in groups. It was a very valuable experience that I haven’t gotten in my other ICS courses. Learning to work in a group, I think, is something that is very important to learn before to get out into the professional space. There are many things that I learned about working with other people and what you need to do as an individual and as a group to be successful.

This course also was set up in a way that was different than the other ICS courses I have taken in the past. The lectures were placed online and the time in class was used to work on our assignments. I felt that this was very effective and I wish that more courses would implement this same style of teaching. The hardest thing is the self-discipline to watch the videos online. Since the videos were necessary for the next class, if you don’t watch the video, you’re not going to be able to utilize the time in class productively.