TAP-D: A model for developing specialization tracks in a graduate software engineering curriculum
Tóm tắt
Software is pervasive: it exists in many different types of applications and involves a variety of computer technologies. Representative applications that exemplify this diversity include aircraft control, video conferencing, Internet commerce, and computer-based tutors. There is a corresponding increase in demand for technical professionals with advanced software engineering skills and with expertise in developing specific applications or in applying specific technologies. A graduate curriculum that enables the student to acquire application-specific or technology-specific knowledge and skills while studying software engineering can help to supply this demand. Some graduate programs include electives that the student can use to specialize in technology-specific areas. Few programs offer students a systematic way to integrate their software engineering education with their development of application-specific knowledge and skills. This article discusses the TAP-D model for incorporating specialization tracks into a software engineering curriculum. The author discusses how this model was applied to the development of the “Real-Time Specialization Track” in the Master of Software Engineering Program at Carnegie Mellon University.
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