A COURSE PLAN USING ACTIVE TEACHING METHODS IN SOFTWARE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN IN THE COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE

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https://doi.org/10.4301/S1807-1775202522005

Keywords:

Syllabus, Teaching Plan, Software Analysis and Design, Active Methods

Abstract

The teaching activity requires organization and planning of actions that will be applied in the classroom. Instruments that help the teacher in this process are extremely important to enhance the teaching-learning process. In this sense, the objective of this work is to present a course plan and teaching plan for the discipline of Software Analysis and Design with emphasis on active teaching methodologies. To meet this objective, the following steps were used as a methodology: literature review on the teaching approach of Software Analysis and Design; mapping of competencies between the ACM/IEEE and SBC curricula for the Computer Science course related to Software Analysis and Design; analysis of the main Pedagogical Projects of the IFES Course in Brazil for the Computer Science course; structuring of the course plan and teaching plan for the teaching of Software Analysis and Design; and evaluation based on Peer Review of the two instruments, the course plan and the teaching plan. As main results, the following can be highlighted: the development of the course plan contemplating the main active methodologies identified in the literature, with emphasis on the aspects of Quality in Software Analysis and Design; indication of basic literature for the teaching of Software Analysis and Projects; presentation of methodological procedures; and development of the teaching plan using iconography and resources to stimulate and facilitate students' understanding.

Author Biographies

Vitor de Souza Castro, Federal University of Southern and Southeastern Pará (UNIFESSPA)

Vitor holds a degree in Information Systems from the Federal University of Pará (2011), a specialization in Software Development with an Emphasis on Java from the State University Center of Pará (2012), a master's degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Pará (2015) and a PhD in Computer Science from the Federal University of Pará (2024). He is currently a Professor of Higher Education at the Federal University of Southern and Southeastern Pará. He has experience in Computer Science, with an emphasis on Computing Methodology and Techniques. Working mainly on the following topics: Software Analysis and Design, Active Teaching Methods, Course Plan.

Sandro Ronaldo Bezerra Oliveira, Graduate Program in Computer Science (PPGCC), Federal University of Pará (UFPA)

Sandro holds a degree in Data Processing Technology from the University of Amazonia (1998), a specialization in Systems Analysis from the Federal University of Pará (1999), a Master's degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Pernambuco (2001), and a PhD and Post-Doctorate in Computer Science from the Federal University of Pernambuco (2007). He is currently an Associate Professor IV at the Federal University of Pará - UFPA in Brazil and Leader of the Research Project SPIDER - Software Process Improvement: DEvelopment and Research (http://www.spider.ufpa.br), which received second place in the Dorgival Brandão Júnior Award for the 2011 cycle of the Brazilian Program for Quality and Productivity in Software of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Sandro has supervised more than 30 undergraduate research projects and more than 75 final course projects for Computer Science undergraduates. He has also supervised more than 40 master's theses and more than 10 doctoral theses in Computer Science, with emphasis on Software Engineering, Software Quality, and Educational Informatics. Sandro has published more than 250 scientific papers in numerous international conferences and more than 50 scientific articles in journals with significant impact in the field of Computer Science. During his postdoctoral internship, Sandro wrote two books on Software Quality and a book on a competency model for training information technology enterprises. Throughout his academic career, Sandro has received numerous awards for outstanding research, as well as awards for best paper at various conferences and the award for best master's dissertation under his supervision. He is a Consultant-Implementer, Evaluator, and Instructor of the MPS.BR quality model for software development at SWQuality Consultoria e Sistemas Ltda. He has served as: Development Division Manager at Cobra Tecnologia; Process and Quality Manager at Amazon Corporation; and Full Professor I at the University of the Amazon - UNAMA. He has experience in Computer Science, with an emphasis on Software Engineering, working primarily on the following topics: software process, software quality, project management, CASE tools, software development environments, information systems, gamification, and educational computing.

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2025-10-13

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Castro, V. de S., & Oliveira, S. R. B. (2025). A COURSE PLAN USING ACTIVE TEACHING METHODS IN SOFTWARE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN IN THE COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE. Journal of Information Systems and Technology Management, 22. https://doi.org/10.4301/S1807-1775202522005

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