Comparison Between BSE, BCS and BComp

(Working Document - Updated July 2000)

BSE

BCS

BComp

4 year degree program

3 year degree program

3 year degree progem

Honours version of the 4th year is available to students on an invitation only basis based upon a weighted average of previous year's results

Honours program - available as a 4th year program after completion of the u/g degree on a merit basis

Honours program - available as a 4th year program after completion of the u/g degree on a merit basis

6 point (one subject worth) S.E. Project at 3rd year

12 point (two subjects worth) S.E Project at 4th year

6 point (one subject worth) S.E. Project at 3rd year

12 point (two subjects worth) I.E. Project at 3rd year

Core subjects specific to BSE- Introduction to Software Engineering, Concurrent Software systems, S.E. Code of Ethics and Professional conduct

Common SE core – S.E. Practice, OOSE, OO Analysis & Design

Common SE core – OOSE, OO Analysis & Design

Common SE core – S.E. Practice, OOSE, OO Analysis & Design

 

 

 

Scientific/Engineering/Management

Scientific/Engineering

Commercial/Industrial/Generalist

Mathematical formalism

Mathematical Basis

Non-mathematical Basis

Neither a purely formal nor a purely social (dry vs wet) approach, but a pragmatic team-oriented development process with due considerations for software processes and quality standards.

 

A team-oriented development process with due considerations for software processes and quality standards

Draws together the understanding and application of engineering principles, design skills, computer science and mathematical formalism together with good management practice, and brings them to bear on the requirement elicitation, specification, design, verification and validation, implementation, scalability, reuse, documentation and maintenance of large complex systems.

 

Students develop their knowledge, skills and attitudes in the broad areas of software development, computer technology, information systems and IT project management.

Software process models (CMM, PSP), software quality standards(ISO9001/9003, AS/NZS ISO9001, project management, CASE tools

 

 

Software process models (CMM, PSP), software quality standards, CASE tools

Software process models (CMM, PSP), software quality standards (ISO9001, AS/NZS ISO9001), IT management, CASE tools

Theory and Applications
(illustrated with packages)

Theory and Applications
(illustrated with packages)

Applications and Packages
(with supporting theory)

Research and Commercial Orientation

Research and Commercial Orientation

Commercial Orientation

Cutting Edge

Cutting Edge

Best Practice

Building Tools

Building Tools

Using Tools

Algorithm Creation

Algorithm Creation

Algorithm Implementation

 

Design, Theory and Construction
of computing technology (hardware and software) to solve arbitrary problems


Design, Theory and Construction of computing technology (hardware and software) to solve arbitrary problems


Understanding and Application of existing technologies to solve real-world problems

This table was initially drawn up by the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering's BCS and BComp review committees

and provided a comparison between BCS and Bcomp. Available at http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~ajh/adt/coursemaps/compareBCSBComp.html

This table of comparison has been produced by Sita Ramakrishnan, Course Leader, BSE, by reusing the BCS/BComp table, and adding a BSE column to highlight the differences between the three courses.

1st June 2000


New rows were added to highlight the differences between the three degree programs. Some of the columns are still being worked on and are incomplete

Sita Ramakrishnan

July 2000

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