Forum for Advancing Software engineering Education Volume 6 Number 18 October 22, 1996 Contents: Software Engineering at FIE IEEE Software Special Issue on SE Education CFP: INTERACT'97: The 6th IFIP TC13 Conference on HCI ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: kpierce@d.umn.edu (Keith Pierce) Subject: Software Engineering at FIE The 1996 Frontiers in Education Conference (Nov 6-9, Salt Lake City) is a premier conference on engineering education, sponsored by teh IEEE Education Society, the IEEE Computer Society, and the ASEE Education Research and Methods Division. Thanks to the hard work of Laurie Werth and others, the conference this year will include a panel session on software engineering education, moderated by Laurie and with panelists Mike McCracken (Georgia Tech), Mike Lutz (Rochester Institute of Technology), and Jane Prey (University of Virginia). We are making inroads into traditional engineering! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Nancy Mead Subject: IEEE Software Special Issue on SE Education Call for Articles IEEE Software Special Issue on Professional Education for Software Engineers Properly educated software engineers are crucial to the long-term success of any software development organization. This need may be partially addressed by focused software engineering programs at either the undergraduate or graduate level. In addition, the rapid pace of technological change implies continual upgrading of software engineering skills via ongoing training programs. The goal of this issue is to foster discussions among managers, practitioners, educators, and trainers as to the most effective and appropriate means to prepare professional software engineers. We seek original articles addressing the full range of education and training issues in the field of software engineering. Specific topics that might be addressed include (but are not limited to): - -What are the best practices used in industry and government to train software engineers? - -How should industry and government training programs evolve if universities begin graduating significant numbers of software engineers? - -How can universities and industries collaborate in the education of software engineers? - -How can emerging technologies and approaches, such as the Internet and distance education, be used to enhance software engineering education and training? - -What fundamental skills and knowledge characterize the professional software engineer? What education and training are needed to perform the job of the professional software engineer? - -What are the relationships between software engineering and disciplines such as computer science, electrical engineering, and information systems? - -Should software engineering education be primarily at the graduate level, or at the undergraduate level as is customary in other engineering disciplines? - -What models exist for undergraduate software engineering education? Please submit one electronic copy of the complete article in MSWord, ASCII, or Latek as well as eight (8) printed copies by February 1, 1997 to guest coeditor Nancy R. Mead Software Engineering Institute 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 nrm@sei.cmu.edu Other guest coeditors are Michael J. Lutz of Rochester Institute of Technology and David Carter of Texas Instruments. Articles should be 4-12 double-spaced pages, including illustrations, or 1,500-6,000 words. Submissions are peer-reviewed and are subject to editing for style, clarity, and space. Complete author guidelines can be obtained at http://www.computer.org/pubs/software/edguide.htm or via email from swoods@computer.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Donald Day Subject: CFP: INTERACT'97: The 6th IFIP TC13 Conference on HCI SECOND CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS INTERACT'97: The 6th IFIP TC13 Conference on HCI July 14-18, 1997 Sydney, Australia The complete Instructions for Authors for INTERACT'97 submissions is available at http://www.acs.org.au/interact97 or via e-mail from interact97@acs.org.au. Queries may be directed to Steve Howard, Technical Programme Chair (showard@swin.edu.au). The deadline for receipt of papers, panels and tutorials is 15 November; the deadline for workshops, posters, the doctoral consortium, videos, etc. is 17 January. For submission details at the web site, select the hot button or Call for Participation, then Instructions for Authors, then Submission Information. The site also includes information about Sydney and a link to the Australian Office of National Tourism (visas, destinations, guidebooks, etc.). INTERACT'97 is hosted by the Australian Computer Society and is sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Technical Committee on Human-Computer Interaction (TC13). The conference Office is provided by Australian Convention and Travel Services, Canberra (interact97@acs.org.au). The International Conference Committee is composed of Judy Hammond (Australia), David Gilmore (UK), Gerrit van der Veer (Netherlands), and Brian Shackel (UK). The International Programme Committee includes more than 70 HCI experts from Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Japan, Southeast Asia, Australia and North and South America. Visit the web site soon for details of a stimulating professional event and a stunning trip destination. Donald L. Day, Senior Lecturer School of Information Systems The University of New South Wales Sydney 2052 Australia (E-mail: d.day@unsw.edu.au; Voice: +61 (0)2 385 4760; Fax: +61 (0)2 662 4061) E------------------------------------------------------------------- FASE Volume 6 Number 18 Send newsletter articles to one of the editors, preferably by category: Articles pertinent to corporate and government training to Kathy Beckman, sdmce@access.digex.net; Academic education, and all other categories to fase@cs-server.d.umn.edu, or to Keith Pierce, kpierce@d.umn.edu. Send requests for information or to add or delete a subscription to fase-request@cs-server.d.umn.edu with one of the words HELP, SUBSCRIBE, or UNSUBSCRIBE in the SUBJECT line. 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