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Bringing the Master of Software Engineering Program on-line at UMUC

This presentation documents part of a Case Study in Systems Engineering. Panelists were at the conference and in Maryland which made SETE-99 the first INCOSE hybrid conference mixing live presentations and distance mode sessions. Dr Kasser's students were encouraged to upgrade their assignment and submit them for publication at the conference. Two students had their submissions accepted and they presented via distance mode. Two of the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) demonstrated the technology in the panel. This video is the presentation made by Dr Joseph (Joe) Kasser in the SETE 99 - Panel 2 at 10.30 a.m. October20, 1999 (9 p.m. October 21 @ UMUC). The abstract from 1999 is shown below. Panelists from the Graduate School of Management and Technology (GSMT) at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) will: • Discuss the way the degree was brought on-line. • Demonstrate the techniques in use for teaching on-line in a mostly asynchronous environment. Panelists • Joe Kasser is a Director of Information and Technical Studies (ITS) in the GSMT with responsibility for the Master of Software Engineering (MSWE) degree and the Software Development Management (SDM) track of the Master of Science in Computer Systems Management (CSMN) degree. • Don Goff is a Director of ITS in the GSMT. • Garth MacKenzie is a Director of ITS in the GSMT with responsibility for the Database Systems and Security track of the Master of Science in CSMN degree. Background The Master of Software Engineering Program began as a joint degree between UMUC and University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP) in 1995. However, by 1998 UMCP decided to terminate its participation in the joint degree. The schools were thus faced with a requirement to provide for the students during the phaseout period. UMUC performed an analysis and trade study and determined that the short term resources needed to phase out the degree were the same as those that would be required by the school to offer the degree on its own. This finding led to a requirement change, namely to determine if the ITS department at the GSMT at UMUC could offer the MSWE degree on its own with minimal additional resources. Analysis and trade study - systems approach • Benchmark other universities • Examine courses in other UMUC degree programs for overlap of body of knowledge. • Examine resources, and on-going changes in other degree programs • CSMN SDM track changes in progress. • Make use of Web Initiative in Teaching (WIT) for on-line techniques • CSMN and Master of Science in Telecommunications Management programs have courses and some are already on-line • Use Student Enrollment and Course Tracking System project (SECTS) for common threads in class projects • Course consolidation model • Potential on-line degree capability Decision • Offer the MSWE degree as of Summer 1999 and put it on-line by Fall 1999. • Perform a milestone check in September 1999. Result As the program begins its first on-line semester, the MSWE degree is the fastest growing offering at UMUC with enrollment from Europe, Asia and the Americas. Remaining problems • Administering a degree with a worldwide student body • Showing students how to work successfully in an asynchronous manner without face to face meetings. • Finding suitable projects for MSWE 617 Criteria for success • Successful MSWE 617 on-line section in Spring 2000. • On-line students graduating within five years. Note, the URLS mentioned in the presentation no longer exist, but the files have been saved. This is one of the seven supporting presentations for Improving E-learning with systems thinking: anecdotes and lessons learned, can be found as shown below. A hyperlink on the title opens the conference paper. • 1998, Systems Engineering to Sydney ,    • Systems Engineering to Sydney   • 1998, Case Study: “Producing an Asynchronous Environment”,    • Case Study: “Producing an Asynchronous Env...   • 1999, Bringing the Master of Software Engineering Program on-line at UMUC,    • Bringing the Master of Software Engineerin...   • 1999, A Virtual Web Conference using Asynchronous Distance-Learning Technology,    • A Virtual Web Conference using Asynchronou...   • 2000, Isolating the barriers responsible for the reluctance of students and faculty to enhance their asynchronous on-line presentations with the addition of audio,    • Isolating the barriers responsible for the...   • 2000, How Collaboration via the World Wide Web Can Provide the Student with a World Class Education,    • How Collaboration via the World Wide Web C...   • 2000, A Web Based Asynchronous Virtual Conference,    • A Web Based Asynchronous Virtual Conference