Mature Profession of Software Engineering, A
A model is presented that allows the characterization of the maturity of a profession in terms of eight infrastructure components: initial professional education, accreditation, skills development, certification, licensing, professional development, a code of ethics, and a professional society. Several mature professions are examined to provide examples of the nature of these components. The current states of the components of software engineering are described, and predictions are made for the evolution of those components as the profession matures.
Technical Report
CMU/SEI-96-TR-004
January 1996
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SEI:
Ford, Gary; & Gibbs, Norman. Mature Profession of Software Engineering, A (CMU/SEI-96-TR-004 ). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, 1996. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/96tr004.cfm
IEEE:
G. Ford, and N. Gibbs, "Mature Profession of Software Engineering, A," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Technical Report CMU/SEI-96-TR-004 , 1996. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/96tr004.cfm
APA:
Ford, G., & Gibbs, N. (1996) . Mature Profession of Software Engineering, A (CMU/SEI-96-TR-004 ). Retrieved May 24, 2012, from the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University website: http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/96tr004.cfm
CHI:
Ford, Gary, and Norman Gibbs. Mature Profession of Software Engineering, A (CMU/SEI-96-TR-004 ). Pittsburgh, PA: Software Engineering Insitute, Carnegie Mellon University, 1996. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/96tr004.cfm
MLA:
Ford, G., & Gibbs, N. 1996. Mature Profession of Software Engineering, A (Technical Report CMU/SEI-96-TR-004 ). Pittsburgh: Software Engineering Insitute, Carnegie Mellon University. http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/abstracts/reports/96tr004.cfm
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