Integrating Software Assurance Knowledge into Conventional Curricula
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Software Engineering Institute
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One of our challenges is deciding how best to address software assurance in our university curricula. One approach is to incorporate software assurance knowledge areas into conventional computing curricula. In this article we discuss the results of a comparison of the Common Body of Knowledge for Secure Software Assurance with traditional computing disciplines. The comparison indicates that software engineering is probably the best fit for such knowledge areas, although there is overlap with other computing curricula as well.
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Shoemaker, D., Ingalsbe, J., & Mead, N. (2013, May 23). Integrating Software Assurance Knowledge into Conventional Curricula. Retrieved August 12, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/integrating-software-assurance-knowledge-into-conventional-curricula/.
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author={Shoemaker, Dan and Ingalsbe, Jeff and Mead, Nancy},
title={Integrating Software Assurance Knowledge into Conventional Curricula},
month={May},
year={2013},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/integrating-software-assurance-knowledge-into-conventional-curricula/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Aug-12}
}
Shoemaker, Dan, Jeff Ingalsbe, and Nancy Mead. "Integrating Software Assurance Knowledge into Conventional Curricula." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, May 23, 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/integrating-software-assurance-knowledge-into-conventional-curricula/.
D. Shoemaker, J. Ingalsbe, and N. Mead, "Integrating Software Assurance Knowledge into Conventional Curricula," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 23-May-2013 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/integrating-software-assurance-knowledge-into-conventional-curricula/. [Accessed: 12-Aug-2026].
Shoemaker, Dan, Jeff Ingalsbe, and Nancy Mead. "Integrating Software Assurance Knowledge into Conventional Curricula." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 23 May. 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/integrating-software-assurance-knowledge-into-conventional-curricula/. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.
Shoemaker, Dan; Ingalsbe, Jeff; & Mead, Nancy. Integrating Software Assurance Knowledge into Conventional Curricula. Software Engineering Institute. 2013. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/integrating-software-assurance-knowledge-into-conventional-curricula/