The Institute graduated seven classes between 1982 and 1988 in its Master of Software Engineering program, requiring study in eleven three-credit courses. Two project courses involved students in team-based analysis, specification, design, implementation, testing, and integration of software products.[3]
The original six core courses were:
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| Topics |
Computing systems architecture |
- Logical design of computing systems
- Interaction of major system components
- Software levels: microcode to operating system
- Architectural features pertinent to specific design goals
- Current issues and trends
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Applications of formal methods |
- Abstraction techniques
- Analytical models of software
- Operational and definitional specifications
- Verification techniques
- State-oriented and applicative models of computation
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Management concepts |
- Structure of organizations
- Planning and finance
- Software contracts
- Business psychology
- Group motivation and leadership styles
- Business tools
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Project management |
- Tools and techniques for planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling software projects
- Managerial structures, policies, and procedures
- Quantitative tools for project scheduling, cost estimation, and software metrics
- Work breakdown structures, milestones, and reporting mechanisms
- Social and psychological aspects of project management
- Structure of programming teams
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Programming methodology |
- Fundamental principles of design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of software products
- Automated tools and analytic techniques for software development and maintenance
- Software design methodologies
- Testing techniques
- Maintenance considerations
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Software engineering |
- Planning and defining a software product
- Software lifecycle models
- Documentation and validation of project phases
- Languages and automated tools for Software requirements specification
- Software product acquisition
- Reuseability of software
- Project notebooks and program support libraries
- Configuration management
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The curriculum was later modified to include an optional operating systems course instead of the architecture course.[4]
Elective courses covered a wide spectrum of computer science and management topics, including: compiler construction, database management systems, decision support systems, expert system technology, principles of computer networks, programming environments, requirements analysis, software marketing, technical communication, transaction processing systems, user interface design, and validation and verification.