Carnegie Mellon's Software Development Studio: A Five Year Retrospectiv

  • Authors:
  • James E. Tomayko

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • CSEE '96 Proceedings of the 9th Conference on Software Engineering Education
  • Year:
  • 1996

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Abstract

The Software Development Studio is the centerpiece of Carnegie Mellon's Master of Software Engineering Curriculum. It represents 40 per cent of the course units students spend in the program. The Studio has continously evolved since its prototype in the spring and summer of 1990. The lessons learned about organization, projects, and other issues are the subject of this paper. The use of a well-established development process, a matrix organization, and one-on-one mentoring give the highest return on investment.