Software Engineering Programme

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Software Engineering Programme is a centre for advanced education and applied research at the University of Oxford. [1] It teaches the principles of modern software engineering, together with the tools, methods, and techniques that support their application. [2] The current Director of Software Engineering Programme is Professor Jim Davies [3]

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History

The Programme has its origins in the industrial courses presented by the Computing Laboratory—the computing science department of the University of Oxford—during the 1980s. [4]

Courses

The Programme offer a variety of courses, each addressing a different aspect of software engineering, which are organized into three themes, namely:

  1. Software Engineering Methods
  2. Software Engineering Tools
  3. Software and System Security. [5]

Awards

The courses offered by the Programme may be used as credit towards a master's degree (MSc) from University of Oxford. There are two Masters' awards available: the MSc in Software Engineering, and the specialised MSc in Software and Systems Security. Both awards require the successful completion of 10 courses, together with a Masters'-level project and dissertation. [6]

People

Most of the courses are taught by University lecturers, with assistance from dedicated teams of researchers and administrators. [7] There are also a number of subject specialists who teach courses in their particular areas of expertise. [8]

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References

  1. "Homepage of Software Engineering Programme:Oxford University" . Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  2. "Index of Software Engineering Programme:Oxford University" . Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  3. "Director of Software Engineering Programme:Oxford University" . Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  4. "History of Software Engineering Programme:Oxford University" . Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  5. "Courses of Software Engineering Programme:Oxford University" . Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  6. "Degree Awards offered by Software Engineering Programme:Oxford University" . Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  7. "Lecturers, Researcher & Administrators of Software Engineering Programme:Oxford University" . Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  8. "Subject Specialist of Software Engineering Programme:Oxford University" . Retrieved 2010-10-10.