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Revisions to Software Engineering 2004: Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Software Engineering
Association for Engineering Education - Engineering Library Division Papers, p25.1131.1
10 Jun 2012
Abstract
Revisions to Software Engineering 2004: Curriculum Guidelines for UndergraduateDegree Programs in Software EngineeringMark Ardis, Jo Atlee, David Budgen, Greg Hislop, Renée McCauley, Mark SebernThe IEEE Computer Society and the ACM charged the SE2004 Review Task Force(SE2004 RTF) with reviewing and determining the extent of needed revisions, if any, toSoftware Engineering 2004: Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate DegreePrograms in Software Engineering (SE2004), published August 23, 2004.The SE2004 RTF constructed an extensive list of SE2004 stakeholders from industry,government and academia, and we sought to identify either: (a) conduits through whichwe could reach those stakeholders, or (b) individual email addresses. We then distributedto all stakeholders a call for participation in an online survey about SE2004. In somecases the call was disseminated by colleagues in professional societies or workinggroups.We also conducted a short overview and feedback session on SE2004 at the Conferenceon Software Engineering Education and Training (CSEE&T) in late May 2011 andfurther promoted the online survey through flyers and panel presentations at conferences,a column in ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes, and creation of a portal onEnsemble, a website for computing educators.We received 477 completed responses to the survey from 42 countries, though themajority (333) of respondents were from the United States. The relatively large numberof software developers who completed the survey (156) is probably due to thedissemination of our call for participation to all holders of CSDA and CSDP certificates.Several of these respondents sent follow-up emails offering to help in future revisions toSE2004.Most responses to the survey confirmed that the overall structure and contents of SE2004remain relevant and appropriate. In particular, the core body of knowledge that should becovered in all software engineering undergraduate degree programs remains relevant,though it was suggested that a few topics, including security and agile methods, should beadded or receive more attention. Some sections of SE2004, such as Adaptation toAlternative Environments and the Bibliography for Software Engineering Education,might be removed in future editions, as they seem to be of limited value to readers.Our findings lead us to believe that SE2004 is still fit for purpose and needs only someminor revisions to incorporate new technologies and concerns. This session will presentthe details of our results and invite comment from attendees.
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- Title
- Revisions to Software Engineering 2004: Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Software Engineering
- Creators
- Mark ArdisDavid BudgenGregory HislopRenée McCauleyMark Sebern
- Publication Details
- Association for Engineering Education - Engineering Library Division Papers, p25.1131.1
- Publisher
- American Society for Engineering Education-ASEE
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science (Informatics)
- Identifiers
- 991019170322704721