Doing Software Design/Engineering Well: 
		 A Practitioner/Educator's Approach

		      Dr. Leslie Schwartzman
		       Roosevelt University


SEMINAR
Thursday November 13, 4pm (LSCI 175)

Software engineering has been defined as "a process for developing  
high-quality software with certified reliability". Is this the true  
essence of software engineering? In this talk I will discuss what I  
consider to be the central issues in software design and discuss my  
approach to doing and teaching software design and engineering well - 
at many levels. I will also raise issues of computer ethics, including 
what it means to make promises we can keep about software. In  
preparation for this presentation, I would ask that you think about what  
you believe constitutes good quality in the context of software. 

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WORKSHOP
Friday, November 14, 9am (Kirby 323)


A special workshop conducted by Dr. Schwartzman to further discuss her  
approach to teaching and doing software design will be held. Emphasis will  
be placed on the incorporation of software design into an undergraduate  
core curriculum in Computer Science and its reinforcement within the  
curriculum.

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Dr. Leslie Schwartzman has been an Assistant Professor of Computer Science   
at Roosevelt University since 2001. Prior to that she worked in software 
production and development at Bell Laboratories for six years. She has a  
Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science, and a B.S. in Mathematics, all from 
the University of Illinois at Chicago.