Software Engineering Programme
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Software Engineering Programme is a centre for advanced education and applied research at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Oxford.{{Cite web| url=http://www.softeng.ox.ac.uk/| title=Homepage of Software Engineering Programme:Oxford University| accessdate=2010-10-10}} It teaches the principles of modern software engineering, together with the tools, methods, and techniques that support their application.{{Cite web| url=http://www.softeng.ox.ac.uk/programme/index.html| title=Index of Software Engineering Programme:Oxford University| accessdate=2010-10-10}} The current Director of Software Engineering Programme is Professor Jim Davies{{Cite web| url=http://web.comlab.ox.ac.uk/people/Jim.Davies/| title=Director of Software Engineering Programme:Oxford University| accessdate=2010-10-10}}
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.{{Cite web| url=http://www.softeng.ox.ac.uk/programme/history.html| title=History of Software Engineering Programme:Oxford University| accessdate=2010-10-10}}
Courses
The Programme offer a variety of courses, each addressing a different aspect of software engineering, which are organized into three themes, namely:
- Software Engineering Methods
- Software Engineering Tools
- Software and System Security.{{Cite web| url=http://www.softeng.ox.ac.uk/courses/subjects.html| title=Courses of Software Engineering Programme:Oxford University| accessdate=2010-10-10}}
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.{{Cite web| url= http://www.softeng.ox.ac.uk/study/index.html| title=Degree Awards offered by Software Engineering Programme:Oxford University| accessdate=2010-10-10}}
People
Most of the courses are taught by University lecturers, with assistance from dedicated teams of researchers and administrators.{{Cite web| url= http://www.softeng.ox.ac.uk/programme/people.html| title=Lecturers, Researcher & Administrators of Software Engineering Programme:Oxford University| accessdate=2010-10-10}} There are also a number of subject specialists who teach courses in their particular areas of expertise.{{Cite web| url= http://www.softeng.ox.ac.uk/programme/people.html| title=Subject Specialist of Software Engineering Programme:Oxford University| accessdate=2010-10-10}}
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