Albert.Johnson@sei.cmu.edu (03/10/87)
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.