Overview of Software Engineering Education Knowledge
This chapter describes the body of knowledge that is appropriate for an undergraduate program in software engineering. The knowledge is designated as the SEEK (Software Engineering Education Knowledge). 1. Process of Determining the SEEK The development model chosen for determining SE2004 was based on the model used to construct the CCCS volume. The initial selection of the SEEK areas was based on the SWEBOK knowledge areas and multiple discussions with dozens of SEEK area volunteers. The SEEK area volunteers were divided into groups representing each individual SEEK area, where each group contained roughly seven volunteers. These groups were assigned the task of providing the details of the units that compose a particular educational knowledge area and the further refinement of these units into topics. To facilitate their work, references to existing related software engineering body of knowledge efforts (e.g. SWEBOK, CSDP Exam, and SEI curriculum recommendations) and a set of te...