It's not counter-productive at all, as long as your goal is to teach Software Engineering. And every course of study in Computer Science should have at least a

It's not counter-productive at all, as long as your goal is to teach Software Engineering. And every course of study in Computer Science should have at least a semester's worth of content on Software Engineering. But it's also important to remember that Software Engineering is not Computer Science. Also, a 4-year-long course of study in Software Engineering should definitely cover things aside from coding. Some Computer Science for sure, but also the basics of business, ethics, economics, politics, psychology, and so on.