Travis Dean Thesis Advisor: Clark Savage Turner Cal Poly, CSC Department
Overview Background Scope My Current Work Validation Future Work
Overview Background Scope My Current Work Validation Future Work
Background Licensing process is – Graduate from ABET accredited program – Pass EIT/FE exam – Acquire 4 years experience – Pass discipline-specific PE exam
Background Why License? Software is in safety-critical systems Software Engineers not licensed IEEE-USA developing PE exam
Problem Statement A Principles and Practices of Engineering (PE) Exam does not exist for Software Engineers
Scope I cover PE Exam I don’t cover Licensing Process FE Exam CSC vs SE
Overview Background Scope My Current Work Validation Future Work
My Work Survey ABET Accreditation SWEBOK CSDP IEEE and ACM professional SE papers Published Material
CSDP Certified Software Development Professional Process of certification closely matches licensing Exam Coverage
My Ongoing Work Finalizing proposed exam specifications Developing a sample exam Validation
Overview Background Scope My Current Work Validation Future Work
Validation Part 1 – Survey of Professional Work Part 2 – Evaluation of my proposed criteria Part 3 – Evaluation of my proposed sample exam
Validation – Part 1 & 2 Method Likert scale Surveyed Licensed software engineers from Texas Experienced industry representatives Well-known and respected software engineers
Validation – Part 3 ItemABCDE Rater Avg Average Pass Rate = 74.32%
Future Work CORE BoK FE Exam CSC vs SE Actual PE Exam