A Progress Report on Undergraduate Software Engineering Education

Abstract

The current status of undergraduate software engineering education in United States universities is summarized, including descriptions of programs at eleven schools. Possible scenarios for the further evolution of undergraduate software engineering programs are described, based on observations of the evolution of computer science and computer engineering programs. Recent and ongoing activities of the Computer Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) regarding the establishment of the profession of software engineering are described, including the expected implications for undergraduate software engineering education.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA280940

Entities

People

  • Gary A. Ford

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Computer Science
  • Compilers
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Operating Systems
  • Programming Languages
  • Social Sciences
  • Software Development
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • STEM Education
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics