Computing Poznan University of Technology

Overview

Key features

The term “software engineering” was coined in 1968, during the NATO conference in Garmish. It was used in response to the problems associated with a software development that then still young IT sector was facing. Although more than 40 years have passed, the software development in many IT companies is still chaotic. Software is frequently delivered after the deadline, it costs much more than anticipated at the beginning, developers are often forced to work over-hours, and despite all these efforts, the software that is delivered does not meet customer needs and contains too many defects.

Career Prospects

Since 1998, Poznan University of Technology offers a M.Sc. program in Software Engineering and Computing. The curriculum aims at providing graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills to perform three important roles in IT projects:

• Project Manager – project management methodologies, risk management, planning (size and effort estimation of software development);
• Analyst – business process modeling, elicitation of functional and non-functional requirements for information systems, and preparation of acceptance tests;
• Architect, senior developer – object-oriented design, software architectures, real-time systems, and software testing.