What is the "Software Studio"

  • A class where students practice software development
    • Developing software for customers
  • Field (Specialization) of Software Engineering (SE-DE)
    • Taken by fourth-year students in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering
    • 2 sessions per week, 3 credits
    • Students' areas of expertise, experience, and skills are varied
  • Teams of 5 to 10 students develop a same software
    • Corporate instructors provide coaching and review of the software
    • Faculty members provide guidance and assistance, mainly in project management.

Theme A:Sightseeing Navigation in Yanaizu Town

Customer: Regional Development Division, Yanaizu Town Hall, Fukushima Prefecture
http://www.town.yanaizu.fukushima.jp/

The software is to help tourists who plan to visit Yanaizu Town to create specific and attractive travel plans

Theme B:Yanaizu's Attraction Visualization Application

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Customer: Regional Development Division, Yanaizu Town Hall, Fukushima Prefecture
http://www.town.yanaizu.fukushima.jp/

The software visualizes the attractions perceived by visitors to the town of Yanaizu and helps them to rediscover and review the town's attractiveness

Activities

  • Students will develop software for real-world customers in teams from April to July.
  • Propose software to solve problems and develop them while receiving user feedback.
  • Two periods of classes each week to hold meetings with customers, and proceed with advice from company instructors

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Team Placement:Team A

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Team Placement:Team B

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Field work

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Field work

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Field work

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Field work

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Classes ~Meeting with customers~

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Classes ~Team Meetings~

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Weekly reports ~Progress reports & demonstration~

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Interim Report ~Comforming the direction of development~

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Final Presetation

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Final Report ~Demonstration and Acceptance Testing~

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Final Report ~Demonstration and Acceptance Testing~