Innovative Teaching of Software Engineering: Practical Approach with Labs

Teaching software engineering looks easy. Given that there is more of explanation of various lifecycle models and phases of software development such as planning, requirements, design, testing, validation, maintenance etc. However one can easily observe that the concepts cannot be illustrated easily on the blackboard as it can be learnt through experience. In this tutorial, we present an innovative approach to teaching the software engineering which provides a practical hands on experience for the students. We use several commercially available and open source software to create an interactive lab environment for the students to learn, understand and appreciate the concepts of software engineering.