ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGES OF USING COMPONENT-BASED SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT IN THE VISION OF BUILDING A MODERN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

Abstract

Nowadays the educational system does not benefit from all the current technological developments. Taking into account the problems that the system faces, it is important to analyze a solution keeping these developments in mind. This paper proposes to analyze component-based software development as a solution for the future of an e-educational system. Component-based software development is a methodology that encourages the idea of building independent pieces of software with a defined purpose that can be used and reused both in different applications as well as on their own. Throughout the study the major advantages and challenges that appear repeatedly in different research papers and articles are highlighted always referring to the issues that the current educational system is dealing with such as the lack of funds and teacher empowerment, the lack of access to new trends and the lack of updated curricula and personalized learning paths for the pupils. This study can be used as a starting point for someone who wants an overview over how CBSD is seen and what competitive advantages and challenges would come across when choosing this solution for the development of an educational application.