HCI and SE: Integration Experiences Between Theory and Practice from a SE Program

Abstract

The Software Engineering education faces the challenge of engaging and qualifying professionals with competence to work in an interdisciplinary way and in teams, with flexibility to perform different roles and capable of adapting to change. This study present an experience of integration between theory and practice in a Software Engineering Program, focusing on the application of methods studied in a course from the Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) area. We discuss the lessons learned, challenges, and perspectives of change in those involved courses, bringing the students’ opinions, who have highlighted, among other points, the importance of such integration to bring theory closer to their real universe of action.