Analysis of the Gap between Software Testing Courses at Universities and the Needed Skills by Industry

Download This Paper Open PDF in Browser Add Paper to My Library Share: Permalink Using these links will ensure access to this page indefinitely Copy URL Analysis of the Gap between Software Testing Courses at Universities and the Needed Skills by Industry 26 Pages Posted: 3 Jun 2022 See all articles by Samer Odeh HannaSamer Odeh HannaPhiladelphia University Abstract Software testing courses at universities are supposed to provide students with the required skills to join software testing jobs in industry. However, there is a discrepancy between the topics of these courses and the skills needed by companies in the field of software testing. Many of the software testing skills that are highly required by employers are not covered by many testing courses. This problem will lead to university graduates that are not qualified enough to join testing jobs in industry. To solve this problem, this research provides comparison an empirical analysis of the topics provided by 80 software testing courses in 9 countries around the world and the skills that are required by 400 software testing related job advertisements in the same investigated countries. Based on this analysis, the research provides a taxonomy of the testing topics by universities and the needed skills by industry. The main knowledge gaps between testing courses and job ads are explained in details. Providing data analysis of the required testing skills by industry and comparing these skills with the topics of testing courses will help universities to modify these courses to make them closer to the industrial needs. Keywords: Academia industry gap, Software Testing, software testing education, software testing topics, software testing tools, data analysis Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation Hanna, Samer Odeh, Analysis of the Gap between Software Testing Courses at Universities and the Needed Skills by Industry. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4124184 Samer Odeh Hanna (Contact Author) Philadelphia University ( email ) Schoolhouse Lane and Henry AvenuePhiladelphia, PA 19144United States Download This Paper Open PDF in Browser Do you have a job opening that you would like to promote on SSRN? Place Job Opening Paper statistics Downloads 2 Abstract Views 1 PlumX Metrics Related eJournals Software Engineering eJournal Follow Software Engineering eJournal Subscribe to this fee journal for more curated articles on this topic FOLLOWERS 220 PAPERS 1,291 Feedback Feedback to SSRN Feedback (required) Email (required) Submit If you need immediate assistance, call 877-SSRNHelp (877 777 6435) in the United States, or +1 212 448 2500 outside of the United States, 8:30AM to 6:00PM U.S. Eastern, Monday - Friday. Submit a Paper Section 508 Text Only Pages SSRN Quick Links SSRN Solutions Research Paper Series Conference Papers Partners in Publishing Jobs & Announcements Newsletter Sign Up SSRN Rankings Top Papers Top Authors Top Organizations About SSRN SSRN Objectives Network Directors Presidential Letter Announcements Contact us FAQs Copyright Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content. To learn more, visit Cookie Settings. This page was processed by aws-apollo4 in 0.281 seconds