Albert.Johnson@sei.cmu.edu (03/10/87)
--- SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EDUCATION APRIL 29 - MAY 1, 1987 The Education Division of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is sponsoring a Conference on Software Engineering Education. This event will feature moderated panel discussions on topics of interest to educators, trainers and practitioners. It will include the second Faculty Development Workshop, at which developers of software engineering curriculum materials will present their work. The Faculty Development Workshop, at which tutorials will be presented, will be Wednesday, April 29. From April 30 through May 1, the conference program will consist of three tracks: "Ada (Ada is a registered trademark of the US Department of Defense.) in Education"; the interface between industry and academia; and types of project course models. The entire program will provide a way for learning about SEI curriculum development efforts and a forum for discussing software engineering education issues. SEI Curriculum Project The SEI Education Program develops curriculum and support materials for use in undergraduate and graduate software engineering education, and in education and training programs in industry and government. This involves organizing software engineering principles, knowledge and practice into curriculum modules--cohesive, topical units not necessarily corresponding to traditional university courses. From these units, educators can fashion lectures, courses, seminars, etc., to meet specific needs. Conference Goals The Conference on Software Engineering Education has several goals. The Faculty Development Workshop portion of the program will provide software engineering instruction for interested educators by presenting tutorials developed from SEI curriculum modules. The subsequent panel sessions will feature discussion of software engineering education issues. Who Should Attend All educators in academe, industry and government who are interested in software engineering education are invited to attend. This includes people who want to learn more about software engineering and who may teach software engineering in the future, as well as those currently active in this area. Program The Conference on Software Engineering Education includes tutorials, a reception, the keynote address, three moderated panel discussions, and four Birds-of-a-Feather sessions. The following tutorial offerings are planned, subject to demand: The Software Technical Review Process is a comprehensive examination of the technical review process in all phases of the software life cycle. Formal and informal review methods will be analyzed in detail from the perspective of the review participants, project management, and software quality assurance. The objective is to provide students with the information and skills necessary to plan and conduct effective technical reviews. Software Quality Assurance provides the underlying philosophy and associated principles and practices related to achieving software quality. It shows how the quality assurance discipline relates to each phase of the development cycle. The tutorial will also consider government and industrial standards for quality assurance. Software Configuration Management encompasses the disciplines and techniques of initiating, evaluating and controlling changes to software products during and after development. It emphasizes the importance of configuration control in managing software production. Information Protection is a broad introduction to information protection techniques. Topics to be treated include the history and present state of cryptography; operating system, network and database protection; physical security techniques; cost-benefit tradeoffs; social issues, and current research trends. The panel discussions and Birds-of-a-Feather sessions will focus on the following topics: Although the university community has been slow to adopt Ada in the undergraduate curriculum, they are interested in learning more about using it. The purpose of the "Ada in Education" session is to raise and discuss these issues. Does Ada have some unique educational value? Is Ada superior to Modula-2 as a teaching language? Does it make sense to have an educational subset? Larry Druffel, Director of the SEI and former Director of the Ada Joint Program Office, David Lamb from Queen's University at Kingston, and Robert Firth of the SEI have agreed to be on this panel. "Four Models of Industry/Academia Interface" can be arranged on a high-low continuum along a dimension called Mode of Interface, which represents the nature of direct interaction between industrial and academic groups in the development and communication of software engineering curricula. The panelists will represent the institutions that characterize the various modes by giving focused presentations, which should be followed by lively discussion. "Projects" will consider several models of the master's software engineering project, which replaces the thesis in most programs. The panelists for this track, including John Brackett of Wang Institute, James Comer of Texas Christian University, Edward Robertson of Indiana University, and Walter Scacchi of the University of Southern California, will present various project course models, then participate in related discussion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schedule This is the tentative schedule; an advance program will be mailed to each registrant. Wednesday, April 29 8:30 - 9:00 Introduction: Overview of the SEI, the Education Program, and the Conference 9:00 - 12:00 Faculty Development Workshop Tutorials (Parallel Sessions) 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch 1:30 - 3:30 Presentation: One-semester Project Course 3:30 - 5:00 Discussion 5:00 - 7:30 Evening Break 7:30 - 9:30 Reception Thursday, April 30 8:30 - 9:30 Opening, Conference Program; Keynote Address 9:30 - 12:30 Session One: Ada in Education 12:30 - 1:30 Lunch 1:30 - 5:00 Session Two: Four Models of Industry/Academia interface 5:00 - 8:00 Evening Break 8:00 - 10:30 Birds-of-a-Feather sessions Friday, May 1 9:00 - 12:00 Session Three: Project Course Models 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch 1:30 - 3:00 Closing Session ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration There is a progressive, scheduled fee for registration, and you must register in advance; there will be no on-site registration for this conference. Registrations are due by April 3, 1987. Complete and mail the enclosed form as soon as possible to ensure your registration and accommodations, as space is limited. Fee Schedule Academic Affiliates: $39/person. Industry Affiliates: $39/person for the first two attendees; $80/additional person thereafter. Others from Academia or Government Agencies: $39/person for the first two attendees; $80/additional person thereafter. Others from Industry: $99/person. Only checks and money orders will be accepted for fee payment. Please make your remittance payable to Carnegie-Mellon University, and enclose it with your registration. The registration fee covers a portion of our expense for the luncheons and presentations. As a conference participant, you are responsible for your own transportation, meals (except group luncheons) and lodging expenses. Information For additional information, explanation of the registration procedure, or to cancel your registration, please call Allison Brunvand at 412/268-7775 (ARPANet address: arb@sei.cmu.edu) Facilities The SEI Conference on Software Engineering Education will be held at the Monroeville Howard Johnson's Hotel. The hotel has reserved a block of rooms for this event. The room cost is $45/day, single occupancy, or $50/day, double occupancy. To obtain these rates, your hotel reservation must be made through the SEI at the time of conference registration. The SEI will attempt to pair participants wishing to share a room in order to reduce costs. The Monroeville Howard Johnson's Hotel is located 15 miles east of Pittsburgh, and is about a 40-minute drive from the Greater Pittsburgh International Airport. A limousine from the airport to the hotel is available for $11.00 per person, each way. Be sure to provide us with your planned arrival and departure times so that we can arrange with the limousine company's traffic manager to schedule enough transportation for everyone. Directions will be provided upon request. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The SEI is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center operated by Carnegie-Mellon University under contract to the Department of Defense. The SEI's objective is to provide leadership in software engineering and in the transition of new software engineering technology into practice.