The following courses are included in the Software Assurance Graduate Certificates:
ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF TRUSTED SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
- SES 602 Secure Systems Foundations
- SES 603 Secure Systems Laboratory
- SSW 556 Software Development for Trusted Systems
- SSW 689 Engineering of Trusted Software Systems
Those who acquire and manage software systems must be able to identify and prevent security vulnerabilities in those systems. This graduate certificate covers those topics and skills needed by managers to successfully deploy trustworthy systems.
ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF TRUSTED SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
The certificate consists of 4 required courses:
- SES 602 Secure Systems Foundations
- SSW 533 Software Estimation and Measurement
- SSW 564 Software Requirements Analysis and Engineering
- SSW 687 Acquisition and Management of Large Software Systems
Those who acquire and manage software systems must be able to identify and prevent security vulnerabilities in those systems. This graduate certificate covers those topics and skills needed by managers to successfully deploy trustworthy systems.
These four-course sequences can be applied towards a Master of Science in Software Engineering with a concentration in Software Assurance.
Audience: This course sequence would be of interest to a formally educated computer professional who aspires to a managerial career and needs the skills required to understand systems aspects of software intensive systems and an integration team and evaluate the resulting software product relative to customer needs. This program is also tailored to systems engineers who need practical knowledge of software concepts and students who pursue a career in business management in software intensive industries.