Overview of BSSE at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Overview of BSSE at Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology

• Mark A. Ardis
• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Acknowledgements

• Salman Azhar
• Don Bagert
• Steve Chenoweth
• The rest of my colleagues in CSSE
• The rest of my colleagues at RHIT

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Course Requirements
Topic
9 Software Engineering
8 Computer Science
8 Mathematics
5 Science
9 Humanities
3 Domain Track
6 Electives
48 TOTAL
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CSSE Courses
5
CS Courses

• Fundamentals of Soft. Development 1, 2, 3
• Computer Architecture
• Introduction to Database Systems
• Programming Language Concepts
• Operating Systems
• Elective

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Core SE Courses

• Software Requirements and Specification
• Software Project Management
• Formal Methods in Specification and Design
• Software Architecture and Design
• Software Construction and Evolution
• Software Quality Assurance

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Capstone Project

• 3-term project for external client
• Typically requirements through installation
• 4-5 students per team
• Student leader
• 6 major milestones
• Presentation at each milestone

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Measurable Outcomes (1/5)

1. Ability to apply software engineering theory,
   principles, tools and processes, as well as the
   theory and principles of computer science and
   mathematics, to the development and maintenance
   of complex software systems.

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Measurable Outcomes (2/5)

• Ability to design and experiment with software
  prototypes.
• Ability to design and run experiments with
  software metrics.
• Ability to participate productively on software
  project teams.

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Measurable Outcomes (3/5)

1. Effective communication skills through oral and
   written reports and software documentation
   evaluated by both peers and faculty.
2. Ability to elicit, analyze and specify software
   requirements through a productive working
   relationship with project stakeholders.

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Measurable Outcomes (4/5)

1. Ability to evaluate the business and impact of
   potential solutions to software engineering
   problems in a global society, using their
   knowledge of contemporary issues.
2. Ability to apply appropriate codes of ethics and
   professional conduct to the solution of software
   engineering problems.

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Measurable Outcomes (5/5)

1. Knowledge required to understand the need for and
   the ability to perform in lifelong learning.
2. Basic knowledge required in a software
   engineering application domain track.