The adoption of innovative Software Engineering (SE) processes by an organization implies that engineers have to learn new processes they might not be familiar with. Social software can support and enhance this adoption process, so research needs to focus on how the exchange of knowledge among software engineers using these tools can help to perform training more effectively. We propose a frame...

English for Specific Academic Purposes (ESAP) uses the results of needs analysis for curriculum development and materials production. ESAP courses should be based on students’ academic needs. Consequently, the present study investigated the English language needs of Iranian undergraduate students of Law. Participants included 218 undergraduate students, 33 graduate students, and 10 content teac...

This paper contains a discussion and comparison of applied versus theoretical approaches to undergraduate Electrical Engineering education. The factors which innuence these approaches are identiied. The contemporary needs of industry are also discussed. The objective of the paper is to sensitize engineers in both the educational and industrial sectors to the need for a proper mix of these to ph...