Software Engineering

Computer Science

Programming

Software Engineering

What's the difference?

How are they related?

The Hardware-Software Spectrum:

<<<---MORE HARDWARE ORIENTED

MORE SOFTWARE ORIENTED --->>>

The Majors:

Electronic
Engineering

Computer
Engineering (CPE)

Computer Science (CSc)

Software
Engineering (SE)

Lead Department:

<--- Electrical Engineering Department --->

<--- Computer Science Department --->

Topic

Computer Science - theory. Discovering what kinds of problems can be automated.

Software Engineering - practice or application. Building real products.

Size

Programming - individual activity
Software Engineering - team activity

Scope

Programming and Computer Science - algorithm design and implementation
Software Engineering - entire software lifecycle; requirements gathering through maintenance

Expectations

Engineers have customers who expect a product with

desired features (scope)

within budget (cost)

on time (schedule)

at an acceptable level of quality (quality)

CSc/CPE/SWE Objectives Comparison

CSc/CPE/SWE Curriculum Comparison