Course Name: Software as an Engineering Discipline: Learning from the Past and Looking to the Future with Michael Aguilar and Colleagues
Course Number: 07-SW01
Date/Time: 3/13/2007 to 3/15/2007
Location: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Bio: Michael Aguilar

Course Overview:

Mr. Aguilar will share his expertise in the field of software engineering with a new generation of engineers. In this 3-day course, Mr. Aguilar and his colleagues will reveal the lessons they have learned through their years of practical experience, and will discuss current and future issues in software engineering for space flight and operations.

This course will present elements of the following topics:

• Software introduction.
• Engineering examples.
• Software development history.
• UML introduction.
• Software engineering tools and techniques.
• CASE examples and exercises.
• Software quality assurance.
• Unique NASA software quality issues.
• NASA best practices and lessons learned.
• Open panel session Q&A.

Only U.S. citizens may attend this course.