Computer and Software Engineering Curricula Development Workshops

Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO

Investigators

Abstract

This project's workshops are engaging key stakeholders from academia and industry in the development and finalization of the Computer Engineering (CE) and Software Engineering (SE) curricula guidelines. The resulting guidelines, referred to as CE2013 and SE2013, are expected to be used by academic institutions to evaluate and evolve their computing curricula. There are two workshops: A SE-focused, and a CE-focused workshop. In each workshop attendees are reviewing the current curricula guidelines and discussing how the guidelines should be evolved to meet current and future computing workforce needs. Both workshops engage the respective communities in discussions on how best to integrate recent developments and advances into curricula that best prepare students for modern computing careers. The workshops involve, along with other stakeholders, key members of related computing accreditation bodies and members of the group developing the software engineering body of knowledge. The SE workshop is co-located with the Conference on Software Engineering Education & Training (CSEE&T), expected in the Fall 2013, in San Francisco. The CE meeting is anticipated to take place in conjunction with the Frontiers in Education (FIE) conference, which will be held in October 2013, Oklahoma City.