DACS Professional Development Seminar

Software Engineering: An Introduction

March 1-3, 1994 Tysons Corner, Virginia

This seminar represents our first effort toward a program of regular professional development seminars. This seminar was designed to be a high-level introduction to the principles, practices and issues in software engineering. Each lecture presents one major area of inquiry. Specific issues raised during the lectures are explored in more depth during two hands-on workshops: a case study simulation and a team problem-solving exercise.

The seminar lectures address software engineering topics applicable throughout the software lifecycle. Key thrusts include:

There were no prerequisites for the seminar, other than minimal professional experience in software development. Content was designed to be appropriate for programmers, team leaders and project managers. The course is especially appropriate for experienced programmers or analysts who anticipate increased management responsibility for significant portions of development projects.

A major benefit of the seminar is a resource binder provided to each participant. This resource binder included copies of all overheads used during lectures, the cases used for the workshop simulation, and the problem statements posed in the workshops. It also includes selected articles which focus on key points of the lecture and a list of in-depth readings.

If you have suggestions as to the content of this seminar or would like to suggest other topics for our seminar series, we would like to hear from you.

Data & Analysis Center for Software
P.O. Box 1400
Rome, NY 13442-1400
(315) 334-4905, Fax: w(315) 334-4964 [email protected]

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