• DocumentCode
    1270044
  • Title

    Software engineering programs are not computer science programs

  • Author

    Parnas, David Lorge

  • Author_Institution
    McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1999
  • Firstpage
    19
  • Lastpage
    30
  • Abstract
    Software Engineering programs have become a source of contention in many universities. Computer Science departments, many of which have used that phrase to describe individual courses for decades, claim SE as part of their discipline. Yet some engineering faculties claim it as a new specialty among the engineering disciplines. This article discusses the differences between traditional CS programs and most engineering programs, and argues that we need SE programs that follow the traditional engineering approach to professional education
  • Keywords
    computer science education; educational courses; engineering education; software engineering; computer science education; educational courses; engineering education; professional education; software engineering education; universities; Chemical engineering; Computer science; Computer science education; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Educational products; Educational programs; Physics education; Power engineering and energy; Software engineering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0740-7459
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/52.805469
  • Filename
    805469