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SEI Report on Undergraduate Software Engineering Education, 1990

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This report discusses fundamental issues of software engineering education in the context of undergraduate programs. The objectives and content of an undergraduate program are described, as are strategies for its evolution and implementation.
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Software Engineering Institute

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CMU/SEI-90-TR-003

Abstract

Fundamental issues of software engineering education are presented and discussed in the context of undergraduate programs. Included are discussions of the definition of software engineering and its differences from computer science, the need for undergraduate software engineering education, possible accreditation of undergraduate programs, and prospects for professional certification and licensing of software engineers. The objectives and content of an undergraduate program are described, as are strategies for the evolution and implementation of such programs. An appendix presents a report on the 1989 SEI Workshop on an Undergraduate Software Engineering Curriculum.

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Ford, G. (1990, March 1). SEI Report on Undergraduate Software Engineering Education, 1990. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-90-TR-003). Retrieved February 15, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/sei-report-on-undergraduate-software-engineering-education-1990/.

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Ford, Gary. "SEI Report on Undergraduate Software Engineering Education, 1990." (CMU/SEI-90-TR-003). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, March 1, 1990. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/sei-report-on-undergraduate-software-engineering-education-1990/.

G. Ford, "SEI Report on Undergraduate Software Engineering Education, 1990," Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-90-TR-003, 1-Mar-1990 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/sei-report-on-undergraduate-software-engineering-education-1990/. [Accessed: 15-Feb-2026].

Ford, Gary. "SEI Report on Undergraduate Software Engineering Education, 1990." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-90-TR-003). Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute's Digital Library, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Mar. 1990. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/sei-report-on-undergraduate-software-engineering-education-1990/. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

Ford, Gary. SEI Report on Undergraduate Software Engineering Education, 1990. CMU/SEI-90-TR-003. Software Engineering Institute. 1990. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/sei-report-on-undergraduate-software-engineering-education-1990/

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