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BSE |
BCS |
BComp |
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4 year degree program |
3 year degree program |
3 year degree progem |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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Scientific/Engineering/Management |
Scientific/Engineering |
Commercial/Industrial/Generalist |
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Mathematical formalism |
Mathematical Basis |
Non-mathematical Basis |
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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 |
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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. |
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Software process models (CMM, PSP), software quality standards(ISO9001/9003, AS/NZS ISO9001, project management, CASE tools
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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 |
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Theory and Applications |
Theory and Applications |
Applications and Packages |
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Research and Commercial Orientation |
Research and Commercial Orientation |
Commercial Orientation |
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Cutting Edge |
Cutting Edge |
Best Practice |
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Building Tools |
Building Tools |
Using Tools |
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Algorithm Creation |
Algorithm Creation |
Algorithm Implementation |
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Design, Theory and Construction |
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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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