Green Software Engineering Contents in Undergraduate Software Engineering Courses

• Matheus Ataíde Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais
• Gustavo Silva Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais
• Cleiton Tavares Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais
• Laerte Xavier Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7925-4115
• Lucila Ishitani Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8565-8386

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/educomp.2024.237400

Abstract

The increased complexity of technologies and software systems has negatively affected the environment. Aiming to make these activities more sustainable, this work seeks to identify how Green Software Engineering content is present in on-site undergraduate Software Engineering courses in Brazil. Four complementary studies were carried out: a systematic literature review, an analysis of the curricula of on-site undergraduate Software Engineering courses in the country, interviews with professors and coordinators in the area, and a questionnaire with course coordinators. As results, we identified the main green contents proposed by the literature, the list of how courses cover Green Software Engineering content, the perspective of academics on the challenges of teaching the subject, and suggestions on how to insert such content into courses. Several of the results obtained are also valid for other courses in the computing area.

Keywords: Computing education, Green Software Engineering, Sustainability

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