SWE 301/401 Course Syllabi

SWE 301: Internship Preparation
SWE 401: Internship Reflection

Professor: Paul Ammann
Office: ENGR 4428, 993-1660
Email: pammann@gmu.edu
URL: cs.gmu.edu/~pammann
Prerequisites: SWE 301: Limited to ACS or CS majors with junior standing; Or permission of instructor.
  SWE 401: SWE 301 and completion of internship

Catalog Descriptions:

SWE 301: (0 hours) Preparation for Internship Educational Experience. Intended for, but not limited to, students planning internships in the Applied Computer Science Software Engineering Program. Internship employment opportunities. Basic interview skills. Techniques for applying academic knowledge to practical software development. Techniques for extracting knowledge from practical experience. Peer presentation from students who have completed internships.

SWE 401: (1 hour) Reflection on Internship Educational Experience. Intended for, but not limited to, students completing internships in the Applied Computer Science Software Engineering Program. Analysis of techniques for applying academic knowledge to practical software development. Analysis of techniques for extracting knowledge from practical experience. Student presentations summarizing internships relating them to academic program goals.

Note that these courses are intentionally colocated so that 301 students may benefit from the experiences of 401 students.

For more information, please see the 301/401 course web page.