© 2008 Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Education: How Far We’ve Come and How Far We Have To Go Nancy R. Mead April 17, 2008

2 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University Agenda History Timeline 60s 70s 80s 90s Present – 00s Future

3 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University History Future

4 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University History: The 60s Software engineering as a term first appears in the literature Early publications on structured programming 1960s

5 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University History: The 70s IBM Federal Systems – Harlan Mills convinces then Division President John Jackson to train all programmers in structured programming and leaders in structured design IBM forms Software Engineering Institute, an educational organization at the corporate level in New York Early MSE programs are started – Wang Institute, Seattle University, Texas Christian University Software engineering books start to appear – Linger, Mills, Witt; Fairley Dick FairleyRick Linger Mark Ardis Harlan Mills 1970s

6 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University History: The 80s 1980s SEI contract is developed – RFP followed by award to Carnegie Mellon University in 1984 Angel Jordan Nico Habermann Mary Shaw

7 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University History: The 80s 1980s Norm Gibbs is hired as Director of Education at SEI First CSEE is held in 1986/87 Nancy Mead and others at IBM submit papers Curriculum Design Workshop held in 1988 MSE Model Curriculum published in 1989 SEI Continuing Education Program is started Norm Gibbs Jim Tomayko

8 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University History: The 90s 1990s CMU MSE is started in 1990 with first graduates in 1991

9 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University History: The 90s 1990s Forum for the Advancement of Software Engineering Education (FASE) is started in December 1991 Online newsletter distributed to many educators in many countries Editors include Keith Pierce, Don Bagert, Susan Mengel, Barrie Thompson, and Helen Edwards Don BagertBarrie Thompson

10 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University History: The 90s 1990s CSEE becomes CSEET and transitions from SEI event to IEEE Conference. Nancy Mead is first Steering Committee Chair; subsequent chairs are Don Bagert and Tim Lethbridge. WGSEET is started under Nancy Mead’s leadership in WGSEET topics include curriculum development, professionalism, industry-university collaboration

11 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University Curriculum Development Early effort by ERAU in support of FAA Curriculum development work by WGSEET, published as SEI reports WGSEET members successfully apply for a grant to develop materials (SWENET) Subsequent efforts by ACM, IEEE resulting in standardized curricula

12 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University Undergraduate Software Engineering Programs First program at RIT in 1996 Merger of CSAB and ABET started, becomes official in 2001 Numerous engineering programs at present Mike Lutz

13 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University Industry-University Collaboration Studies of successful industry-university collaboration, publication of success stories

14 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Coordinating Committee (SWECC) SWECC started in 1999 Dennis Frailey

15 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University SWEBOK In 1998, IEEE Computer Society funded effort to develop a software engineering body of knowledge – multiyear effort, numerous writers, several stages of review and revision. Open review process. Industrial Advisory Board. Robert Dupuis and Pierre Bourque are editors SWEBOK adopted by IEEE Computer Society in

16 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University Licensing of Software Engineers Widespread debate in the U.S. Texas Board votes to license software engineers in 1998 Don Bagert 1 st licensed software engineer in state of Texas Licensing process is different in other countries – more closely linked to degree programs. Licensing faced legal challenge in Canada. Remains to be seen whether licensing will become common practice.

17 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University Certification of Software Engineers Initiated by IEEE Computer Society CSDP (Certified Software Development Professional) Exam carefully constructed and tested Less controversial than licensing, avoids use of term engineer

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19 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University Academy for Software Engineering Education and Training ASEET added to CSEET conference in 2006 Experts engaged to help mentor present and future software engineering educators This year’s ASEET included Barry Boehm as keynote speaker and Vic Basili, Jared Richardson, and Dieter Rombach as instructors Dan PortTom Horton

20 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University Evolution of CSEET CSEET goes international! Spain 2003, Canada 2005, Ireland 2007, India 2009 Heidi EllisNancy Mead and Barb Gibbs

21 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University Many universities are offering international degree programs, either by electronic delivery or branch locations. CMU examples: Japan, Greece, Qatar, Australia International Degree Programs

22 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Education Tracks Introduced in Other Conferences ICSE COMPSAC FIE SIGCSE

23 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University Future

24 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University New Curriculum Development Integrated Software and Systems Engineering Curriculum (iSSEc) Influence of other specialties such as software assurance

25 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University Evolution of Degree Programs Globalization – not just international programs but programs that reflect the global nature of software engineering Multiple software engineering degree programs as suggested by Parnas at CSEET 2007 David Parnas

26 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University Other Trends Electronic publishing – journals, books, use of the Web for research Webcasts

27 © 2008 Carnegie Mellon University Our Challenge Leadership in the evolution of software engineering education Mentoring new faculty Encouraging industry-university collaboration Legitimizing educational research Furthering the profession