SWEBOK & U. Ottawa SE1 SWEBOK Compared to the University of Ottawa Undergraduate SE Program CSEET March, 2000 Timothy C. Lethbridge

SWEBOK & U. Ottawa SE2 The U of O program  Established 1997  Students completing 3rd year now  Accreditation visit later this year  Informal word is that we are OK  But we will be the first in Canada  Student feedback about the program:  Not enough programming  Too much high-level analysis and project management

SWEBOK & U. Ottawa SE3 Overview - First Year  Engineering computation, software design 1  Problem solving (in an engineering context)  C and Java programming, representation of data  Basic data structures and algorithms  Intro to electrical and computer engineering  Digital logic and basic circuit concepts  Calculus 1 & 2, Logic  Engineering mechanics, chemistry, physics  Technical report writing

SWEBOK & U. Ottawa SE4 Overview - Second Year  Software design 2 and 3  UML, OO analysis, requirements, design principles  Concurrency, client-server, parsing and languages  Basic UI principles  Data structures and algorithms, file systems  Computer organization and assembly programming  Linear algebra, prob. & stats., discrete math  Economics, business management  Electives

SWEBOK & U. Ottawa SE5 Overview - Third Year  Four SE courses  Large-scale design, basic project mgmt., advanced OO  Distributed computing, UI design, telecom software  Algorithm analysis, databases, operating systems  Microprocessor systems, telecommunications  Professional SE practice  Professional engineering, codes of ethics, important laws  Privacy, right to information, intellectual property  Workplace equity, health (e.g. RSI) and safety  Software’s effects on safety, environment & the economy  Responsibilities when estimating costs, establishing contracts  Resolving ethical dilemmas  Electives

SWEBOK & U. Ottawa SE6 Overview - Fourth year  Three SE courses + full year project  Project management, maintenance, quality engineering  Computer security  Real-time systems, e-commerce and other applications  Technology in society  Electives

SWEBOK & U. Ottawa SE7 Coverage of SWEBOK - 1  SW Requirements  Covered in detail in several courses  Perhaps weak on requirements management  SW Design  Strong - covered in several courses  SW Construction  Strong- in several courses  SW Testing  Strong - in several courses  SW Maintenance  Strong - dedicated course

SWEBOK & U. Ottawa SE8 Coverage of SWEBOK - 2  SE Management  Mostly covered  Some aspects may be weak (e.g. close-out)  SE Process  In several courses  SW Quality  Dedicated course  SW Configuration Management  Partial coverage in maintenance and PM courses  SE Infrastructure  Mostly covered in several courses

SWEBOK & U. Ottawa SE9 Coverage of ‘Related Disciplines’ - 1  Based on the March 31, 2000 document  Computer Science  -- All covered except intelligent systems, graphics, vision, supercomputing, computational sciences  (There is some overlap with computer engineering and with cognitive science and human factors)  ++ Ethics and professionalism covers more areas than listed  ++ Computer security covered in a full course  Mathematics  Covered in 6 courses

SWEBOK & U. Ottawa SE10 Coverage of ‘Related Disciplines’ - 2  Project Management  Covered in one course  Computer Engineering  -- Most covered except electronics (minimal coverage), controls (minimal coverage)  Covered in a first, a second and a third-year course  ++ Two extra courses in telecommunications theory, systems and services as a special emphasis of our program  Systems Engineering  -- Some coverage under other areas

SWEBOK & U. Ottawa SE11 Coverage of ‘Related Disciplines’ - 3  Management and Management Science  -- All except accounting and optimization methods  In one second year course  We formerly also had a compulsory small business management course  We now have an engineering management option that includes accounting  Cognitive Sciences and Human Factors  -- All except AI and computer graphics  In one 3rd year course

SWEBOK & U. Ottawa SE12 Topics we teach that are not explicitly in SWEBOK  Engineering economics  Technical report writing  Are these topics not as relevant as the other related areas?

SWEBOK & U. Ottawa SE13 Areas of controversy  Numerical methods  We only give it passing reference  Control systems  Considered essential by Professional Engineers Ontario