[comp.edu] Info Needed on S/W Eng Edu

jcardow@blackbird.afit.af.mil (James E. Cardow) (10/19/89)

Hi.

I need some help in gathering information on Software Engineering Education.
I appologize for posting this in two newsgroups, but I'm not sure that one
will cover the total audience I'm looking for.  The information will be used
to help define a set a continuing education courses in software engineering
that will be presented to practicing software professionals.

I need information on three things.  

a.  For colleges and universities that have graduate software engineering 
programs or course sequences, what prerequisites do you require?  What 
prior knowledge of software languages is required (what languages? how much
background?)?  What other prerequisite knowledge is required/expected 
(calculus? discrete math? engineering?)?  I will be working with the SEI
and already have their 1989 SEI Report of Graduate Software Engineering 
Education and their Feb 89 Software Engineering Education so if your 
information is listed in these publications, duplication is not necessary.

b.  For colleges and universities either with or without programs in 
software engineering, but considering them, what do you see as the future 
trends?  How fast, or to what degree do you expect software engineering 
education to move into the undergraduate programs?  Do you see the rising
need for "technican" type training in software engineering similar to 
the other engineering fields?

c.  The third question is directed at industry.  Are there any programs
used by companies, in-house, to update the skills of software engineering
professionals?  How are they run?  How have they worked out?  What problems
were encountered?  If you don't have them, do you think there is a valid
need?

I will appreciate any input you have on these questions.  If it will help
keep from clogging the newsgroup any responses can be sent by e-mail 
to me and if there is interest I will summarize.  Thanks in advance.

Jim Cardow
email:  jcardow@blackbird.afit.af.mil
        or jcardow%blackbird@afit-ab.arpa

hallett@pet3.uucp (Jeff Hallett x5163 ) (10/19/89)

In article <1390@blackbird.afit.af.mil> jcardow@blackbird.afit.af.mil (James E. Cardow) writes:
>
>c.  The third question is directed at industry.  Are there any programs
>used by companies, in-house, to update the skills of software engineering
>professionals?  How are they run?  How have they worked out?  What problems
>were encountered?  If you don't have them, do you think there is a valid
>need?

The Software  Technology Program, sponsored  by GE at  their Corporate
Research and  Development Center in Schenectady NY  is such a program.
The point is to take BA/BS (CS  or related discipline) graduates fresh
out of college   and  train them  in  the    state-of-the-art software
engineering practices.  The training program lasts for three years.

If you want more  information, you may contact  me or you  may contact
either  the  manager, Rick  Cobello   (518/387-5758) or  the technical
coordinator, Mike Lablanc (518/387-7313).

"We don't ask for experience, we give it...
 You won't read it in a book, you'll live it...
 Staying up late, writing specs,
 Designing great systems that no one expects...
 G-E  S-T-P  It's a great way of life!"

--
	     Jeffrey A. Hallett, PET Software Engineering
      GE Medical Systems, W641, PO Box 414, Milwaukee, WI  53201
	    (414) 548-5163 : EMAIL -  hallett@gemed.ge.com
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