Software Assurance Curriculum Project Volume I: Master of Software Assurance Reference Curriculum
Modern society depends on software systems of ever-increasing scope and complexity in virtually every sphere of human activity, including business, finance, energy, transportation, education, communication, government, and defense. Because the consequences of failure can be severe, dependable functionality and security are essential. As a result, software assurance is emerging as an important discipline for the development, acquisition, and operation of software systems and services that provide requisite levels of dependability and security.
This report is the first volume in the Software Assurance Curriculum Project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This report presents a body of knowledge from which to create a Master of Software Assurance degree program, as both a stand-alone offering and as a track within existing software engineering and computer science master's degree programs. The report details the process used to create the curriculum and presents the body of knowledge, curriculum architecture, student prerequisites, and expected student outcomes. It also outlines an implementation plan for faculty and other professionals who are responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining graduate software engineering programs that have a focus on software assurance knowledge and practices. The second volume, Undergraduate Course Outlines (CMU/SEI-2010-TR-019), presents seven course outlines that could be used in an undergraduate curriculum specialization for software assurance.
This report is related to the following area(s) of work:
Security and SurvivabilityTechnical Report
CMU/SEI-2010-TR-005
August 2010
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SEI:
Mead, Nancy; Allen, Julia; Ardis, Mark; Hilburn, Thomas; Kornecki, Andrew; Linger, Richard; & McDonald, James. Software Assurance Curriculum Project Volume I: Master of Software Assurance Reference Curriculum (CMU/SEI-2010-TR-005). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2010. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/10tr005.cfm
IEEE:
N. Mead, J. Allen, M. Ardis, T. Hilburn, A. Kornecki, R. Linger, and J. McDonald, "Software Assurance Curriculum Project Volume I: Master of Software Assurance Reference Curriculum," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Technical Report CMU/SEI-2010-TR-005, 2010. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/10tr005.cfm
APA:
Mead, N., Allen, J., Ardis, M., Hilburn, T., Kornecki, A., Linger, R., & McDonald, J. (2010). Software Assurance Curriculum Project Volume I: Master of Software Assurance Reference Curriculum (CMU/SEI-2010-TR-005). Retrieved May 22, 2013, from the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University website: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/10tr005.cfm
CHI:
Mead, Nancy, Julia Allen, Mark Ardis, Thomas Hilburn, Andrew Kornecki, Richard Linger, and James McDonald. Software Assurance Curriculum Project Volume I: Master of Software Assurance Reference Curriculum (CMU/SEI-2010-TR-005). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 2010. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/10tr005.cfm
MLA:
Mead, N., Allen, J., Ardis, M., Hilburn, T., Kornecki, A., Linger, R., & McDonald, J. 2010. Software Assurance Curriculum Project Volume I: Master of Software Assurance Reference Curriculum (Technical Report CMU/SEI-2010-TR-005). Pittsburgh: Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/10tr005.cfm
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