Abstract
Aspect-oriented software development (AOSD) is evolving as an important step beyond existing software development approaches such as object-oriented development. An aspect is a module that captures a crosscutting concern, behavior that cuts across different units of abstraction in a software application; expressed as a module, such behavior can be enabled and disabled transparently and non-invasively, without changing the application code itself. Increasing industry demand for expertise in AOSD gives rise to the pedagogical challenge of covering this methodology and its foundations in the computer science curriculum. We present our curricular initiative to incorporate a novel course in AOSD in the undergraduate computer science curriculum at the intermediate level. We also discuss recent and planned efforts to integrate coverage of AOSD into existing courses.
| Original language | American English |
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| Journal | Computer Science: Faculty Publications and Other Works |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2003 |
Keywords
- computer science
- curriculum
- AOSD
Disciplines
- Computer Sciences
- Science and Mathematics Education
- Software Engineering