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A '''Bachelor of Software Engineering''' ('''B.SE.''') is an [[Undergraduate education|undergraduate]] [[academic degree]] ([[bachelor's degree]]) awarded for completing a program of study in the field of [[software development]] for [[computer]]s in [[information technology]]. |
A '''Bachelor of Software Engineering''' ('''B.SE.''') is an [[Undergraduate education|undergraduate]] [[academic degree]] ([[bachelor's degree]]) awarded for completing a program of study in the field of [[software development]] for [[computer]]s in [[information technology]]. |
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"'''[[Software Engineering]]''' is the systematic development and application of techniques which lead to the creation of correct and reliable computer software."<ref name="strathclydesoftware"> [http://www.strath.ac.uk/cis/courses/softwareengineeringundergraduate][[Software engineering]] description at [[University of Strathclyde]], [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]].</ref> <br /> |
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== A four year degree == |
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The course syllabus of software engineering has been heavily debated and still is. Institutions will often offer slightly differing course structures, many may have a stronger focus on mathematical foundations for example. |
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Students of a four year [[software engineering]] course will typically have a similar first year of study as students of [[Computer Science]], including classes such as:<br /> |
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''- Computer Programming '' <br /> |
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''- Program design '' <br /> |
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''- Computer Systems analysis '' <br /> |
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''- Fundamentals of Hardware '' <br /> |
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''- Networking ''<br /> |
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''- Computer Architecture '' <br /><br /> |
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The first year is designed to build up a solid base of knowledge essential to any computing degree. The following years offer students more flexability, allowing them to choose their classes from a range of related subjects. It is only in the later years that the course really differs from other Computer Science degrees. Students usually take a work placement between years 3 and 4, greatly expanding their skills and allowing them an insight into the current industry. |
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In following years a software engineering student will often have a much stronger focus on Software systems and data management. The inclusion of human factors in a software engineering degree has been heavily debated, arguing that products of software engineers often are too difficult to use for the consumers. |
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"The most ignored, yet one of the most |
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important areas of software development, |
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is the Human Factors or Human Engineering |
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area. The software engineer designs |
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products to be used and maintained by |
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people. From his first encounters with |
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the user to determine the user's needs |
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to the end of the life cycle of the |
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software, he must consider human factors |
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related to the product. This is especially |
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true with the rapid growth of |
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interactive systems in which the human |
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has become an integral part of the closed |
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system."<ref name="proposedcurriculum"> [http://delivery.acm.org/10.1145/810000/804240/p84-jensen.pdf?key1=804240&key2=9220154321&coll=GUIDE&dl=GUIDE&CFID=22191721&CFTOKEN=25221476] "A proposed 4-year software engineering curriculum", Randall W. Jensen, Hughes Aircraft Company, Charles C. Tonies, Hughes Aircraft Company, William I. Fletcher, Utah State University </ref> |
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==General skills acquired through a Bachelor's degree course in Software Engineering== |
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Software engineering bachelors degree students should, by the time they graduate, be able to |
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Employers generally seek applicants with strong programming, systems analysis and business skills |
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"A large difference exists between the software engineering skills taught at a typical |
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university or college and the skills that are desired of a software engineer by a typical |
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software development organization. At the heart of this difference seems to be the way |
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software engineering is typically introduced to students: general theory is presented in a |
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series of lectures and put into (limited) practice in an associated class project."<ref name="problemssoft"> [http://www.ics.uci.edu/~emilyo/papers/TOOLS01.pdf] "Teaching Software Engineering through Simulation", Emily Oh and André van der Hoek |
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Institute for Software Research |
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University of California, Irvine</ref> |
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==Graduate prospects== |
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Graduate prospects are projected to be excellent, with the amount of software engineers in the industry estimated to rise by roughly 38% from 2006 to 2016, with total real wage in the industry increasing by an estimated 38.2%.<ref name="prospects"> [ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ep/ind-occ.matrix/occ_pdf/occ_15-1030.pdf] Software engineering prospects over a decade from 2006 to 2016</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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== External Links == |
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[http://www.collegegrad.com/careers/Computer-Software-Engineers.shtml Summary of Software Engineering and the roles of software engineers in the industry] <br /> |
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[[Category:Bachelor's degrees|Software Engineering|Undergraduate Degrees]] |
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Revision as of 10:44, 4 March 2009
A Bachelor of Software Engineering (B.SE.) is an undergraduate academic degree (bachelor's degree) awarded for completing a program of study in the field of software development for computers in information technology.