Progress in both software and hardware technology has been furious over the past decade. Software is now ubiquitous -- embedded in nearly every aspect of modern society, both personal and professional. The insatiable demand for sophisticated software has drastically changed both the technological and economic landscape of software development for the 21st century. Some notable changes are that current software systems:

• are network-centric rather than standalone computer-centric
• have rapidly changing requirements, rather than long-term stability
• are built primarily from components ( e.g. COTS) rather than from scratch
• are stakeholder value-driven versus value-neutral

The industry has had to rapidly adapt to these changes, through the introduction of new development processes (e.g. Agile methods) and through the explicit integration of business and economic considerations (e.g. software business case, product lines).

But where does software engineering education find itself? Are we still teaching 20th century software engineering? Are we adequately preparing university students for the challenges of their 40-year-long careers?

Short papers are solicited in the area of Software Engineering Education and Training, with focus on the following topics (but not limited to):

• Deficiencies in current software engineering education and training
• Analysis of needs for 21st century software engineering education and training
• Novel approaches to 21st century software engineering education and training
• Maintaining the currency of software engineering education and training
• Education and training in agile development process
• Education and training for embedded software development
• Economics and business considerations in software engineering courses
• Empirical methods in the classroom
• Industry's view of academic Software Engineering education programs
• The role of industry in Software Engineering education and training
• Initiatives of companies in addressing Software Engineering education needs
• Industry-Academic Collaboration on Software Engineering Education and Training
• Government initiatives related to Software Engineering education

Short papers differ from regular papers as they can report on-going work, information on relevant research and/or innovative projects, description of interesting projects using emergent technologies, and so on. We also welcome research and education pedagogy demonstrations for short papers.

Short papers will be published in the electronic Conference Proceedings, in a "Short Papers" specific section and will be made available to attendees during the conference.

Please read the CSEE&T Researchers Guide (http://www.site.uottawa.ca/cseet2005/CSEETResearchGuide.pdf) prior to preparing your paper. The page limit is 4 pages (8 pages for long papers), formatted according to IEEE 6" x 9" specifications.

Click the following link to download a Word Document or a PDF document that describes formatting requirements and can serve as a template. The official directory at the IEEE Computer Society containing other formatting details, including a LaTex style file, may be found by clicking here.

• Submission deadline: February 20, 2006
  • Short papers should be electronically submitted (in pdf format)
  • by sending an e-mail to matumoto@is.naist.jp, with subject "[Short paper]".
• Notification of acceptance: March 3, 2006
• Camera-ready copy due: March 13, 2006
  • Short papers will be published in the electronic proceedings of the conference.

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Program Committee