1. Adapting Cooperative Learning to Teach Software Architecture in Multiple-Role Teams Steve Chenoweth, Mark Ardis and Cheryl Dugas

2. 2 Outline Challenges teaching software architecture Cooperative learning Experience at Rose-Hulman and RIT

3. 3 Architect in the Middle Maintainer Easy to Maintain User Easy to Use Developer Easy to Develop Customer Cheap to Build Architect

4. 4 Cooperative Learning Small teams of students Positive interdependence Face-to-face interaction Individual accountability and personal responsibility Interpersonal and small-group skills Group processing

5. 5 Course at Rose-Hulman Junior-level course in Software Architecture and Design for BSSE Students: –Invented projects –Designed architecture –Implemented skeleton of system

6. 6 Small Teams SallySarahSamAlanAlexAliceMarkMaxMaryMaggieBenBethBertBecky

7. 7 Projects - Teams of Teams P1: P2: P3: P4: Customer Architect Developer

8. 8 Meetings - 1st 20 min Customer Ben Customer Beth Customer Becky Architect Mark Architect Mary Architect Max Architect Sam Architect Sally Architect Sarah Customer Alan Customer Alex Customer Alice

9. 9 Meetings - 2nd 20 min Architect Ben Architect Beth Architect Becky Customer Mark Customer Mary Customer Max Customer Sam Customer Sally Customer Sarah Architect Alan Architect Alex Architect Alice

10. 10 Course at RIT Senior-level course in Software Architecture for BSSE Students: –Invented projects –Designed architecture Special meeting rooms used

11. 11 RIT Meetings - 1st 15 Minutes Room 1 Room 2 Customer Ben Customer Beth Developer Bert Developer Becky Architect Mark Architect Mary Architect Max Architect Maggie

12. 12 RIT Meetings - 2nd 15 Minutes Room 1 Room 2 Architect Ben Architect Beth Architect Bert Architect Becky Customer Mark Customer Mary Developer Max Developer Maggie

13. 13 RIT Meetings - 3rd 15 Minutes Room 1 Room 2 Architect Ben Architect Beth Architect Bert Architect Becky Architect Mark Architect Mary Architect Max Architect Maggie

14. 14 Results Role playing is essential for software architecture courses Cooperative learning is effective at individual and team levels Participation on multiple projects is important

15. 15 Slides Available http://www.se.rit.edu/~ardis/pubs.html