SEI Report on Undergraduate Software Engineering Education, 1990
• SEI Report
Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-90-TR-003Abstract
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.
Cite This SEI Report
Ford, G. (1990, March 1). SEI Report on Undergraduate Software Engineering Education, 1990. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-90-TR-003). Retrieved August 12, 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). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. 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," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. 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: 12-Aug-2026].
Ford, Gary. "SEI Report on Undergraduate Software Engineering Education, 1990." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-90-TR-003). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Mar. 1990. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/sei-report-on-undergraduate-software-engineering-education-1990/. Accessed 12 Aug. 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/