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The Gap between Higher Education and the Software Industry - A Case Study on Technology Differences
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Communication, Quality Management, and Information Systems (2023-).ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9372-3416
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Communication, Quality Management, and Information Systems (2023-).
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Communication, Quality Management, and Information Systems (2023-).ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4153-5549
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Communication, Quality Management, and Information Systems (2023-).
2023 (English)In: ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2023, p. 11-21Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

We see an explosive global labour demand in the Software Industry, and higher education institutions play a crucial role in supplying the industry with professionals with relevant education. Existing literature identifies a gap between what software engineering education teaches students and what the software industry demands. Using our open-sourced Job Market AnalyseR (JMAR) text-analysis tool, we compared keywords from higher education course syllabi and job posts to investigate the knowledge gap from a technology-focused departure point. We present a trend analysis of technology in job posts over the past six years in Sweden. We found that demand for cloud and automation technology such as Kubernetes and Docker is rising in job ads but not that much in higher education syllabi. The language used in higher education syllabi and job ads differs where the former emphasizes concepts and the latter technologies more heavily. We discuss possible remedies to bridge this mismatch to draw further conclusions in future work, including calibrating JMAR to other industry-relevant aspects, including soft skills, software concepts, or new demographics. 

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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2023. p. 11-21
Keywords [en]
Education Gap, Industrial Demand, Software Engineering Education, Text Analysis
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Software Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-49014DOI: 10.1145/3593663.3593690ISI: 001124146500002Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85163525875ISBN: 9781450399562 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-49014DiVA, id: diva2:1787893
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5th European Conference on Software Engineering Education, ECSEE 2023
Available from: 2023-08-15 Created: 2023-08-15 Last updated: 2024-02-09Bibliographically approved

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Dobslaw, FelixÖberg, Lena-MariaAhmad, Awais

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