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Comprehensive Undergraduate Program in Software Engineering at the University of Waterloo

The University of Waterloo offers a unique undergraduate degree in Software Engineering, collaboratively designed by the departments of Computer Science and Electrical & Computer Engineering. This program aims to equip students with the essential skills and knowledge to thrive as software professionals. The curriculum balances theoretical foundations with practical applications, covering ethical implications, project management, and advanced topics. Graduates will emerge prepared to tackle real-world software challenges and contribute to an industry that increasingly demands proficient engineers.

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Comprehensive Undergraduate Program in Software Engineering at the University of Waterloo

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  1. B.Sw.Eng. @ UWaterloo An undergraduate degree program in Software Engineering at the University of Waterloo, jointly sponsored by the depts of CS and E&CE.

  2. Rudy Seviora [E&CE] Bruno Preiss (him) Paul Dasiewicz Kostas Kontogiannis Stefan Leue Ajit Singh Jo Atlee [CS] Ric Holt Anne Pidduck Mike Godfrey (me) Grant Weddell Farhad Mavaddat Ad Hoc Committee Members

  3. Background and Motivation • Software runs the world, for better or worse. • Software systems comprise major assets of large corporations. • Software is become even more pervasive! • Industry is crying out for more, better help.

  4. Why not ... • B.Eng./B.A.Sc. in E&CE • not nearly enough “software content” • B.Sc./B.Math. in CS • no “engineering” mindset • not enough coverage of some engineering topics

  5. Why not ... • B.Eng. + B.Sc. • Not enough coverage of “software engineering” HCI? Project management?

  6. Program Design Goals • A true software engineering curriculum! • Graduate emerge prepared for life as a software professional. • Curriculum covers the scientific and mathematical foundations. • Curriculum includes engineering science and engineering design.

  7. Program Design Goals • Curriculum exposes students to ethical and societal issues of SE. • Curriculum permits electives (technical and general). • Graduates should be able to apply their knowledge to specific problems and produce solutions.

  8. Curriculum Design • Proposed curriculum is based on many sources: • ACM • IEEE • SEI • CSAC • CEAB plus interactions with CS and E&CE curriculum committees.

  9. Core mathematics natural sciences digital systems computer science & engineering software engineering complementary studies Electives general linkage advanced technical Curriculum Outline

  10. Core Mathematics

  11. Core Natural Sciences

  12. Core Digital Systems

  13. Core Computer Sci. & Eng.

  14. Core Software Engineering

  15. General Electives • 3 courses • Ideally unconstrained to allow student to customize the degree to an application area of interest to the student • Initially constrained to satisfy CEAB natural sciences criteria

  16. Linkage Electives • 5 courses • Communication • Societal issues • Business issues • Reasoning methodologies • Humanities & social sciences • plus Engineering economics (core)

  17. Advanced Electives • 2 courses • Fourth-year CS or E&CE courses • Chosen to expose students to one or more significant application areas

  18. Advanced Electives • Compiler construction • Information system management • Introduction to AI or Applied AI • Introduction to computer graphics • Distributed and network-centric computing • Embedded software systems • Numerical Linear Algebra • Numeric Computation for Dynamic Simulation

  19. Technical Electives • 3 courses • Selected third- and fourth-year technical courses, or • Advanced electives • Offered by CS or E&CE • No overlap with SE program courses

  20. Program Skeleton

  21. Calculus 1 Linear algebra Mechanics Discrete mathematics Developing programming principles Calculus 2 Electricity & magnetism Logic & computation Principles of computer science Digital circuits & systems Program Sequence - Year 1

  22. Probability & statistics Foundations of Sequential programs Digital computers Managerial & engineering economics General elective Algorithms & data structures Software abstraction & specification Dynamic systems analysis Linkage elective General elective Program Sequence - Year 2

  23. Software project management Control structures Human-computer interaction Linkage elective General elective Software requirement analysis & spec Real-time operating systems System performance evaluation Technical elective Linkage elective Program Sequence - Year 3

  24. Software design & architectures Computer networks & security Database systems Technical elective Linkage elective Software testing & quality assurance Technical elective Technical elective Technical elective Linkage elective Program Sequence - Year 4

  25. CEAB Accreditation Units

  26. Social Issues of Curriculum Design • Initially, some resistance from within CS and E&CE, but good will has won the day • Some fine tuning still needed. • Issues: • How much of topic XXX vs. YYY? • New courses or re-used courses? • Instructors, TAs, lab space, ...

  27. Broader Social Issues • “Something old, something new, …” • “You’re stealing our courses.” • “It’s an insidious plot by engineering to take over computer science.” • “You’re creating a new department.” • “Software engineering is just a trendy catch phrase, like neural networks.”

  28. Broader Social Issues • “Those computer scientists don’t understand engineering!” • “Those engineers don’t understand software!” • “The students won’t learn enough theory / numerical / AI / hardware / embedded / circuits …”

  29. Issues to be Resolved • Teaching load, hiring, promotion and tenure • Support staff, office space • Techies, lab space • Fees, BIU levels, low-level academic policies

  30. Where do we go from here? • Objective: Admit students into the SE program in Sept. 2001 • The hurdles: • departmental curriculum committees • departments (June 1999) • faculty undergraduate studies committees • faculty councils (Sept. 1999) • senate undergraduate studies committee • senate (Oct. 1999)

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