Certification Catalog 2016

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CREDENTIALS &
CERTIFICATIONS
2016
KEYS TO PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS
CONTENTS
SWEBOK KNOWLEDGE AREA CERTIFICATES
Software Requirements
Software Design
Software Construction
Software Testing
Software Maintenance
Software Configuration Management
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Software Engineering Management
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Software Engineering Process
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Software Engineering Models and Methods
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Software Quality
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Software Engineering Economics
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Software Project Management
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SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATIONS
IEEE CS Software Development

Associate Engineer Certification
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IEEE CS Software Quality & Maintenance

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IEEE CS Software Engineering Management

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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Software Developer Certification
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Professional Software Engineering Process

Master Certification
31
Professional Software Engineering

Master Certification
33
CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Cloud Computing Certificate of Achievement
36
Certificate of Achievement Topics
36
Embedded Systems Certificate of Achievement
37
Multi-Core Certificate of Achievement
37
Quarto
38
Kino
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SWEBOK
KNOWLEDGE AREA
CERTIFICATES
SOFTWARE
REQUIREMENTS
KNOWLEDGE & ASSESSMENT
Software requirements engineering is

the process of determining what is to be
The examination requires that a candidate demonstrate
produced in a software system. It has the
proficiency in:
widely recognized goal of determining

the needs for, and the intended external
behavior of, a system design.
Effective software design begins with
the establishment of clear, achievable
and unambiguous requirements. The
IEEE Computer Society Certificate of
Proficiency validates a candidate's
knowledge of the elements of
requirements engineering, the activities
of analysis, and specification process
involved within requirements derivation.
* Continuing Education Requirements: Once earned, there
are no renewal fees or continuing education requirements
for certificates of proficiency.
The knowledge and ability to establish effective

functional and non-functional requirements that is
complete, concise, correct, consistent, testable and
unambiguous.
The knowledge and ability to employ appropriate
requirements elicitation techniques to identify
requirements.
The knowledge of the skills necessary to design a
set of software models to be used to flush out and
extract hidden requirements and drive clarity into
the system functional requirements
The knowledge and ability to conduct requirements
analysis and prioritize needs.
The knowledge and ability to perform requirements
engineering in the context of software development
life cycles and processes
The knowledge and ability to employ various
requirements validation techniques.
The knowledge and ability to critically evaluate
requirements to identify defects
The knowledge of the common techniques used to
effectively manage changes to requirements
Exam Duration:
90 Minutes
Exam Questions:
70 Questions
Exam Location:
Exams are 100% online and proctored remotely
Exam Cost:
Member: $65
Non-Member $85
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proficiency in:
Understanding the successful application of
essential design principles and methods to the
overall software design process
SOFTWARE DESIGN
Software design is the process of defining
the architecture, components, interfaces and
other characteristics of a system. Essentially,
software design is the software life cycle
activity in which parameters outlined and
defined in the Requirements process are
translated into a description of a software
system's internal structure which can then be
used as a basis for construction.
This IEEE Computer Society Certificate
of Proficiency validates a candidate's
knowledge of the essential processes and
tools involved in software design, and
their application in the development of
a logical blueprint from which to build a
The knowledge and skills necessary to apply the

concepts of concurrency, data persistence, error
handling and security to a typical software design
project understanding the essential elements of
software structure and architecture in terms of
styles, patterns and families of programs and
frameworks within software development projects
Having a command of the key principles involved
in the development of user interface design
to a software development project, including
essential principles, interaction modalities,
information presentation and the UI design process
understanding the appropriate application of quality
analysis and evaluation principles, including quality
attributes, analysis and evaluation techniques, and
quality measures
The knowledge and ability to employ design
notations in terms of structure and behavioral
descriptions in the software design process
The knowledge and ability to employ function,
object, data-structure and component-based design
methodologies in a typical software design project.
Exam Duration:
90 Minutes
Exam Questions:
70 Questions
Exam Location:
Exams are conducted online and proctored remotely
Exam Cost:
software system.

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Member: $125
Non-Member $155
SOFTWARE
CONSTRUCTION
Software construction combines coding,
verification, unit and integration
testing, and debugging to build the
working software described in the
software design process.
This certificate of proficiency
validates your knowledge of software
proficiency in:
construction practices and processes. It

examines your ability to understand and
apply the essential processes and tools
of software construction and to identify
the role of these processes and tools
in the development of a functioning
software system.
The managerial skills required in software

construction complexity: anticipating change,
constructing for verification, and employing
construction standards throughout a construction
project.
Applying key construction life cycle models
including planning and measurementto software
construction projects.
Command of construction considerations such as
design, languages, coding, testing, quality, and
reuse.
Using key construction technologies such as API,
state-based and table-driven techniques, runtime
configuration, middleware, and other technologies in
a typical software construction project.
Working with key software construction tools
such as GUI builders, unit testing tools, profiling,
performance analysis, and slicing tools.
Exam Duration:
90 Minutes
Exam Questions:
70 Questions
Exam Location:
Exam Cost:
Member: $85
Non-Member $110
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SOFTWARE
TESTING
Software testing dynamically verifies
that a program behaves as expected on
a finite set of test cases selected from an
infinite domain of execution possibilities.
Testing confirms that the requirements
were achievable, that the design was
buildable, and that the construction has
been successful.
This certificate of proficiency validates
your knowledge and understanding of
the techniques, methods, and practices
involved in software testing processes

proficiency in:
Employing appropriate testing terminology
throughout the entire testing process.
Executing and managing specific software test
processes and techniques with well-defined
objectives and targets.
Assigning and executing appropriate testing
techniques, including domain, code, fault, usage,
and model-based, within software testing scenarios.
Applying appropriate test evaluation scenarios to
specific software testing objectives.
Comprehensively grasping the complete testing
process, taking into account all common practical
considerations.
and procedures, as well as your ability to

interpret and act on their results.
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Exam Duration:
90 Minutes
Exam Questions:
70 Questions
Exam Location:
Exam Cost:
Member: $125
Non-Member $155
SOFTWARE
MAINTENANCE
Software maintenance involves tracking
software through actual operations,
before and after delivery, to provide costeffective support. After a software product
is delivered, it will evolveor change
over time, and software professionals
will discover defects, observe changing
operating environments, and encounter
new user requirements.
your knowledge of maintenance concepts
and processes, as well as your ability to

apply them to real-life software support
and evolution.

proficiency in:
Applying software maintenance fundamentals,
including terminology, the nature of and need for
maintenance, maintenance costs, evolution, and
categories of maintenance.
Interpreting key issues in software maintenance,
including technical and management issues, cost
estimation, and software maintenance measurement.
Employing software maintenance best practices.
Exam Duration:
90 Minutes
Exam Questions:
70 Questions
Exam Location:
Exam Cost:
Member: $85
Non-Member $110
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SOFTWARE
CONFIGURATION
MANAGEMENT
Software development is not a
straightforward process and often

requires multiple iterations between the
development phases. To cope with this
dynamic nature of software development,
software engineers need to control the
changes in the development process.
(SCM) is the activity that helps software
developers control the evolution of a
software project.
This certification examines SCM as a
software-engineering discipline supporting
all life-cycle phases by relying on tools and
techniques to manage changes in software,
including documentation, code, interfaces,
and databases.
This Certificate of Proficiency validates
a candidate's knowledge of software

proficiency in:
The knowledge and ability to perform the
planning and execution of an SCM process,
considering specific organizational aspects
such as personnel, product, project, crossorganizational, process, and tools
The knowledge and skills necessary to identify and
organize configuration items to be controlled with
SCM, including labeling and version control
The knowledge and capability to perform effective
surveillance of SCM activities
The knowledge and understanding of the best
practice techniques for Managing software baselines
The knowledge and ability to track and control
management changes during the software life
cycle, including deviations and waivers in software
configuration control
The knowledge of SCM Tools and command of
their application
Configuration management concepts and

processes, and their ability to apply them
in actual software support environment.
Exam Duration:
90 Minutes
Exam Questions:
70 Questions
Exam Location:

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Exam Cost:
Member: $125
Non-Member $150
SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
MANAGEMENT
Software engineering management
applies project management activities
planning, coordinating, measuring,
monitoring, controlling, and reporting
specifically to the processes of software
development. It's an ongoing process of
guiding a software package through its

proficiency in:
life cycle.
Executing a requirements negotiation process.
Feasibility analyses, including processes and

results interpretation.
your knowledge of software engineering

management techniques and your ability
to apply them in an actual software
support environment.
Directing a software project planning process,

including determining deliverables; effort, schedule,
and cost estimation; resource allocation; risk
management; quality; and plan management.
The principles and processes of software
engineering enactment.
Performing software project reviews and evaluations
according to best practices.
Organizing and managing software project
closure activities.
Mastering best practice software engineering
measurement processes.
Selecting and applying software engineering
management tools, including selection and application.
Exam Duration:
90 Minutes
Exam Questions:
70 Questions
Exam Location:
Exam Cost:
Member: $125
Non-Member $150
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SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
PROCESS
An engineering process is a set of
interrelated activities that consume
resources in order to transform inputs
into outputs. Software engineering
processes are specifically those activities
that software engineers perform to

proficiency in:
Fundamental term definitions, including
process management and process infrastructure
terminology.
Software life cycles, including software process
categories, life cycle models, and process adaption.
develop, maintain, and operate software.
Employing key elements of process assessment

models, methods and improvement techniques.
Applying best practice software measurement

techniques to a real-world project.
your knowledge of software processes

and your ability to apply them in realworld software endeavors.
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Exam Duration:
90 Minutes
Exam Questions:
70 Questions
Exam Location:
Exam Cost:
Member: $85
Non-Member $110
SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
MODELS AND
METHODS
Models and methods impose a structure
on software engineering to make
development activities systematic,
repeatable, and quality-oriented. The
study of models and methods provides an
approach to problem solving, notations,
and procedures for construction and
analysis as well as techniques for
the specification, development, and

verification of your software.
your knowledge of software models and
methods and how to apply them in a real
software development project.

proficiency in:
Essential modeling principles, properties, and
expression of models, syntax, semantics, and
pragmatics.
Providing a working analysis of information,
behavioral, and structure modeling.
Appropriate model analyses, including analyzing for
completeness, consistency, and correctness.
Practical working knowledge of traceability and
interaction analysis.
Heuristic, formal, prototyping, and agile methods.
Exam Duration:
90 Minutes
Exam Questions:
70 Questions
Exam Location:
Exam Cost:
Member: $65
Non-Member $85
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SOFTWARE
QUALITY
Software quality is a software product's
ability to meet requirements and satisfy
needs under specified conditions. For
software engineering efforts whose
primary goal is delivering maximum
stakeholder value while balancing cost
and schedule, quality is a fundamental
consideration.
your knowledge of software quality and
its significance in the development and

proficiency in:
Applying software quality fundamentals in realworld software projects.
Executing software quality management processes
such as quality assurance, verification and
validation, and reviews/audits.
Essential software practical considerations such
as quality requirements, defect characterization,
software quality management (SQM) techniques,
and software quality measurement.
Implementing the latest software quality tools
throughout the quality assurance process.
Exam Duration:
90 Minutes
Exam Questions:
70 Questions
Exam Location:
Exam Cost:
evolution of operating software.

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Member: $65
Non-Member $85
SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
ECONOMICS
Software engineering economics
forms the business underpinnings of
all software projects, helping us make
decisions in a business context. Success
of any software engineering project is
partly dependent on effective business
management, and software engineering
economics allows us to systematically
relate the attributes of software and

software processes to economic
measures.
proficiency in:

your knowledge of software economics
and how they impact software
development, maintenance, and
evolution.
Applying software engineering economic

fundamentals such as accounting, controlling,
cash flow, valuation, depreciation, taxation, and
productivity to real-world software economic issues.
Key software life cycle economics, including product
and process life cycles, portfolios, proposals,
investment decisions, pricing and costing, and
earned value management (EVM).
Risk and uncertainty in real-world software
development projects, including goals, estimates,
prioritization, and decision making.
Best practice economic analysis methods.
Exam Duration:
90 Minutes
Exam Questions:
70 Questions
Exam Location:
Exam Cost:
Member: $65
Non-Member $85
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COURSE DISCUSSES:
Project Lifecycles
Importance of identifying project stakeholders
Identification of project requirements and scope
Approaches for developing a work breakdown
structure for project activities
Key Methods, Tools and Techniques used in
planning projects
Project team development and management skills
Tracking project costs, budgets and schedules
Required interpersonal and general project
management skills
COURSE OUTLINE:
1. Introduction
2. Project Management Framework
What is a project?
Project Stakeholders
SOFTWARE
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
Organizational Structure
Product Life Cycle, Project Life Cycle,
Project Management
Life Cycle
Concentrated Review and Quiz
3. Project Integration Management
This course provides an overview of
Overview of Project Integration
software project management principles, it
Develop Project Charter
examines the various phases of a project and
Develop Project Management Plan
methods used to plan, structure, organize
Direct and Manage Project Execution
and track project activities. It provides an

introduction to the PMBOK general approach
to project management, and explores how
some of these approaches are employed in
software projects.
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Exam Duration:
90 Minutes
Exam Questions:
70 Questions
Exam Location:
Exam Cost:
Member: $225
Non-Member $295
Monitor and Control Project Work

Perform Integrated Change Control
Close Project or Phase
Acquire Project Team
Develop Project Team
4. Project Scope Management

Overview of Project Scope Management
Collect Requirements
Manage Project Team

9. Project Communication Management
Define Scope
Overview of Project Communication Management
Create WBS
Identify Stakeholders
Verify Scope
Plan Communications
Control Scope
Distribute Information
Manage Stakeholder Expectation
5. Project Time Management

Overview of Project Time Management
Define Activities
Report Performance
10. Project Risk Management
Sequence Activities
Overview of Project Risk Management
Estimate Activity Resources
Plan Risk Management
Estimating Activity Durations
Identify Risks
Develop Schedule
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Control Schedule
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
Plan Risk Responses
6. Project Cost Management

Overview of Project Cost Management
Estimate Costs
Monitoring and Control Risks

11. Project Procurement Management
Determine Budget
Overview of Project Procurement Management
Control Costs
Plan Procurements
Conduct Procurements
7. Project Quality Management
Administer Procurements
Overview of Project Quality Management
Close Procurements
Plan Quality
Perform Quality Assurance
12. Project Stakeholder Management
Perform Quality Control
Overview of Project Stakeholder Management
Identify Stakeholders
8. Project Human Resource Management
Plan Stakeholder Management
Overview of Project Human Resource Management
Manage Stakeholder Engagement
Develop Human Resource Plan
Control Stakeholder Engagement

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SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
ASSOCIATE
CERTIFICATIONS
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IEEE CS SOFTWARE
DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATE
ENGINEER
CERTIFICATION
This certification is designed to recognize candidates who have acquired
the basic knowledge and understanding required for developing software
products. It requires a coherent and demonstrable understanding of the
principles and processes involved in software requirements, software
design, software construction and software testing.
Effective software design begins with the establishment of clear,
achievable and unambiguous requirements. Software design is the
process of defining architecture, components, interfaces and other
important characteristics of a system. Software construction involves
coding, verification, unit and integration testing and debugging to
produce a working software product in accordance with design.
Testing is the ultimate verification that the designed software product
behaves as expected on a finite set of selected cases from an infinite
domain of execution possibilities. Testing confirms that the requirements
were achievable, the design was buildable and that construction was in
fact successful.
These knowledge areas are all identified by the Software Engineering
Body of Knowledge as some of the key elements involved in software
development.
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CANDIDATES NEED TO
DEMONSTRATE:
1.
The knowledge and ability to establish effective functional

and non-functional requirements that is complete, concise,
correct, consistent, testable and unambiguous.
2.
The knowledge and understanding necessary to design a

set of software models to be used to flush out and extract
hidden requirements and drive clarity into the system
functional requirements
3.
The knowledge and ability to conduct requirements analysis

and prioritize needs.
4.
The knowledge and understanding required to employ

various requirements validation techniques.
5.
The knowledge and understanding required to critically

evaluate requirements to identify defects
6.
The knowledge of the common techniques used to

effectively manage changes to requirements
7.
An Understanding of the essential design principles and

methods relative to the overall software design process
8.
An Understanding of the concepts of concurrency, data

persistence, error handling and security to a typical software
design project
9.
15. Knowledge and ability to work with key software

construction tools such as GUI builders, unit testing tools,
profiling, performance analysis, and slicing tools.
16. Ability to employ appropriate testing terminology
throughout the entire testing process.
17. Ability to Execute and manage specific software test
processes and techniques with well-defined objectives and
targets.
18. Ability to assign and execute appropriate testing techniques,
including domain, code, fault, usage, and model-based,
within software testing scenarios.
19. Ability to apply appropriate test evaluation scenarios to
specific software testing objectives.
KNOWLEDGE AREA FOCUS:

The IEEE CS Software Development Associate Engineer
Certification exam contains the four KA listed below:
KA Required for this Exam
1. Software Requirements
2. Software Design
3. Software Construction
4. Software Testing
An understanding the essential elements of software

structure and architecture in terms of styles, patterns and
families of programs and frameworks within software
development projects
10. A command of the key principles involved in the

development of user interface design to a software
development project, including essential principles,
interaction modalities, information presentation and the UI
design process understanding the appropriate application of
quality analysis and evaluation principles, including quality
attributes, analysis and evaluation techniques, and quality
measures.
11. The knowledge and ability to employ function, object, datastructure and component-based design methodologies in a
typical software design project
12. Understanding of key construction life cycle models
including planning and measurementto software
construction projects.
13. Knowledge and Command of construction considerations
Exam Purchase:
One online exam (includes questions from all
4 Knowledge Areas): Software Requirements,
Software Design, Software Construction, and
Software Testing
180 Minutes
Exam Questions:
160 Questions (One online exam from all 4 KA)
Exam Location:

Member
Nonmember
Student
Member
Software Requirements Review

Course
$65
$85
n/a
Software Design Review Course
$125
$155
n/a
Software Construction Review

Course
$85
$110
n/a
Software Testing Review

Course
$125
$155
n/a
$345
$435
$245
Review Course:
Exam and Course Bundle:
reuse.
Purchase All 4 Courses and

Exam
such as API, state-based and table-driven techniques,
Non-Member
$295
Exam Duration:
such as design, languages, coding, testing, quality, and

14. Knowledge and ability to use key construction technologies
Member: $225
All Courses Must Be Completed Within Two Years of Purchase Date
runtime configuration, middleware, and other technologies

in a typical software construction project.
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IEEE CS SOFTWARE
QUALITY &
MAINTENANCE
ASSOCIATE
ENGINEER
CERTIFICATION
Software quality involves many different activities throughout the
software development life cycle. Software quality is sometimes defined
as a software products ability to meet requirements and satisfy needs
under specified conditions. However, quality considerations frequently
expand well beyond that. Quality concerns are often intertwined with
software maintenance, which involves tracking software through actual
operations, before and after delivery, and the ability to provide cost
effective support.
Software products are dynamic by nature; they evolve and change over
time. Software professionals will discover defects, observe changes in
operating environments and encounter new user requirements. Software
development is not a straightforward process and often requires multiple
iterations between various development phases. Software professionals
must be able to control the changes in the development process.
Software configuration management (SCM) is often the activity that
helps software developers control the evolution of a software project.
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CANDIDATES NEED TO
DEMONSTRATE:
1.
Knowledge in applying software quality fundamentals in

real-world software projects.
2.
Knowledge and understanding of software quality

management processes such as quality assurance,
verification and validation, and reviews/audits.
3.
4.
Knowledge and understanding of Essential and practical

software considerations such as quality requirements, defect
characterization, software quality management (SQM)
techniques, and software quality measurement.
Knowledge and understanding of the use and
implementation of some of the latest software quality tools
throughout the quality assurance process.
5.
Knowledge and understanding of how to apply software

maintenance fundamentals, including terminology, the
nature of and need for maintenance, maintenance costs,
evolution, and categories of maintenance.
6.
Knowledge and understanding of the key issues involved in

software maintenance, including technical and management
issues, cost estimation, and software maintenance
measurement.
7.
8.
9.
Knowledge and understanding of software maintenance

best practices.
The knowledge and ability to perform the planning
and execution of an SCM process, considering specific
organizational aspects such as personnel, product, project,
cross-organizational, process, and tools
The knowledge and understanding necessary to identify
and organize configuration items to be controlled with SCM,
including labeling and version control
10. The knowledge and capability to perform effective

surveillance of SCM activities

The IEEE CS Software Quality & Maintenance Associate
Engineer Certification exam contains the four KA listed:
Four KA Required for this Exam
1.
2.
Software Maintenance
3.
Software Quality
4.
Software Testing
Exam Purchase:
4 Knowledge Areas): Software Configuration
Management, Software Maintenance, Software
Quality, and Software Testing.
Member: $225
Non-Member
$295
Exam Duration:
180 Minutes
Exam Questions:
Exam Location:

Member
Nonmember
Student
Member
Software Configuration
Management Review Course
$125
$150
n/a
Software Maintenance Review

Course
$85
$110
n/a
Review Course:
Software Quality Review Course
$65
$85
n/a
Software Testing Review Course
$125
$155
n/a
$345
$435
$245
Exam and Course Bundle:

Exam
11. The knowledge and understanding of the best practice

techniques for Managing software baselines
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IEEE CS SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATE
ENGINEER
CERTIFICATION
Software engineering management involves a number of various activities
and processes. It requires an understanding of software engineering
economics, software development process, software models and
methods as well as traditional management functions such as planning,
coordinating measuring, , controlling and reporting in the context of
software engineering.
Effective software engineering management requires a coherent
understanding of the interrelated software development activities that
consume resources in order to transform inputs to outputs.
These activities are essential to developing, maintaining and operating
software. An understanding of software Models and methods helps to
make software development activities systematic, repeatable and quality
oriented. In addition, using appropriate models and methods provides
a structured approach to problem solving, notations, and procedures for
construction and analysis as well as techniques for specifying, developing
and verifying software products.
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16. Traceability and interaction analysis.

17. Heuristic, formal, prototyping, and agile methods.
18. Software life cycles, including software process categories,
life cycle models, and process adaption.
19. Techniques in employing key elements of process
assessment models, methods and improvement techniques.
20. Applying best practice software measurement techniques to
real-world projects.
CANDIDATES NEED TO
DEMONSTRATE:
1.
Stages and elements of a requirements negotiation process.
2.
Feasibility analysis, including processes and results

interpretation.
3.
Directing a software project planning process, including

determining deliverables; effort, schedule, and cost
estimation; resource allocation; risk management; quality;
and plan management.
4.
The principles and processes of software engineering

enactment.
5.
How to perform software project reviews and evaluations

according to best practices.
6.
How to Organize and manage software project closure

activities.
7.
The best practices involved in software engineering

measurement processes.
8.
Methods used in selecting and applying software

engineering management tools, including selection and
application.
9.
Fundamental term definitions involved in process

management and process infrastructure terminology.

The IEEE CS Software Engineering Management
Associate Engineer Certification exam contains 4 KA
listed below:
Four KA Required for this Exam:
1. Software Engineering Process
2.
Software Engineering Models & Methods
3.
4.
Exam Purchase:
4 Knowledge Areas): Software Engineering
Process, Software Engineering Models &
Methods, Software Engineering Economics, and
Software Engineering Management.
Member: $225
Non-Member
$295
Exam Duration:
180 Minutes
Exam Questions:
Exam Location:
Review Course:
Member
Nonmember
Student
Member
10. Software life cycles, including software process categories,

life cycle models, and process adaption.

Review Course
$85
$110
n/a
11. How to employ key elements of process assessment models,

methods and improvement techniques.
Software Engineering Models &

Methods
$65
$85
n/a
Software Engineering
Economics Review Course
$65
$107
n/a
$125
$150
n/a
$345
$435
$245
12. Effective and best practice software measurement

techniques to a real-world project.
13. Essential modeling principles, properties, and expression of
models, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.
14. How to provide a working analysis of information,
behavioral, and structure modeling.
15. Appropriate methods for model analysis, including
analyzing for completeness, consistency, and correctness.
Exam and Review Course Bundle:

Exam
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PROFESSIONAL
COMPETENCY
CERTIFICATIONS
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PROFESSIONAL
SOFTWARE
DEVELOPER
CERTIFICATION
This professional competency certification requires successful completion
of Certificates of Proficiency in the following four key knowledge areas:
Software Engineering Requirements, Software Engineering Design,
Software Engineering Construction, Software Engineering Testing and the
successful completion of two applied modules.
Qualification:
Candidates seeking this professional certification should have completed
a minimum of two years of college education in computer science or
equivalent in a related field and two years of relevant experience in
industry. However, there are no prerequisites required for registration.
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REQUIREMENTS:
This professional competency certification requires the
successful completion of two parts.
Part 1. One online exam (containing questions from
the following four knowledge areas:
2. Software Design
4. Software Testing
Part 2: The successful completion of:
Applied Exam Module I
Applied Exam Module II
performance based on the following three key elements:

I. Did the solution sufficiently address the major
task elements?
II. Did the solution handle known special cases?
III. Did the solution break existing functionality?
Performance Report:
Performance along these dimensions is then tabulated
and aggregated into overall scores for each of the four
different assigned tasks. An overall competency rating
from 0 to 4 is then assigned. The score is based on the
performance for each task. A final report is provided to
the examinee detailing the breakdown of scores for their
performance. A score of zero indicates that the candidate
was unable to correctly solve any aspects of the assigned
exam tasks, while a score of 4 indicates that all four tasks
assigned were completed with few if any defects.
A score of 1 identifies a Beginner level.
Part 1 Exam
Duration:
180 Minutes
A score of 2 identifies an Intermediate Skill level.
Exam Questions:
Exam Location:
A score of 3 or higher identifies an Advance Skill

level.
Part 2 - Applied Exam Modules:

The applied Authentic Exam modules require three hours
each. Candidates may choose to re-take exam modules
more than once. An exam fee will be required for each
exam re-take.
The applied exam modules are powered by Proxor, a
Carnegie Mellon University spin off, and use state of the
art Authentic Examination technology.
These Authentic Exam modules test the readiness
of individuals to participate in the workforce as
professional software developers. The examinee is
placed in the context of an actual practicing professional
software developer. They are provided with a system
(base code), a set of tasks to be performed on that
system (fix defects or add functionality), professional
tools, documentation and other support materials. In
each three hour exam module the examinee is presented
with two performance tasks to solve.
Upon completion, exam solutions are evaluated
automatically using an extensive battery of automated tests.
Each of the four exam tasks undergo up to 180 distinct
evaluation tests. These automated tests evaluate examinee
Professsional Competency Certification:

Professional Software Developer Certification
Product
Member
Nonmember
Student
Member

Course
$65
$85
n/a
$125
$155
n/a
Software Construction Review

Course
$85
$110
n/a

Course
$125
$155
n/a
PSD Full Exam (2 Parts)
$390
$485
n/a
TOTAL
(if purchased separately)
$790
$990
n/a
BUNDLE
$595
$775
$345
Beste!
Valu
Purchase (All 4 review courses, and Full

EXAM)
*Part 1: PSD Exam containing first 4 KAs (3 hours)

Part 2: Applied Module I (3 hours) and Module II (3 hours)
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PROFESSIONAL
SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
PROCESS MASTER
CERTIFICATION
The professional software engineering Process master certification is designed to
assess a software engineers proficiency in the key software engineering processes
identified by the SWEBOK. These processes include: Software Requirements, Software
Design, Software Construction, Software Testing, Software Maintenance, Software
Configuration Management, Software Engineering Management, Software Engineering
Process, Software Engineering Models and Methods, Software Quality and Software
Project Management.
The professional software engineering Process master certification requires a candidate
to successfully complete a 90-minute exam in each of these knowledge area. Once
a candidate completes all of the twelve different software engineering certificates of
proficiency they will have earned the distinguished credential of IEEE Computer Society
Professional Software Engineering Process Master.
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REQUIREMENTS:
successful completion of the following 2 parts.
Part 1. One online exam (containing questions from the

first six knowledge areas:
2. Software Design
4. Software Testing
5. Software Maintenance
6. Software Configuration Management
following six knowledge areas:
7. Software Quality
9. Software Engineering Models & Methods
10. Software Engineering Management
11. Software Engineering Economics
12. Sofware Project Management
Part 1 & Part 2

Exam Duration:
180 Minutes Each
Exam Questions:
Each part contains 160 questions (One online

exam from the KAs listed)
Exam Location:

Professional Software Engineering Process Master
Certification
Product
Member
Nonmember
Student
Member

Course
$65
$85
n/a
$125
$155
n/a
Software Construction
Review Course
$85
$110
n/a

Course
$125
$155
n/a
Software Maintenance Review

Course
$85
$110
n/a
Software Configuration
$125
$150
n/a
$125
$150
n/a

Review Course
$85
$110
n/a
Software Engineering Models

and Methods Review Course
$65
$85
n/a
Software Quality Review

Course
$65
$85
n/a
Economics Review Course
$65
$85
n/a
Software Project Management

Review Course
$225
$295
n/a
PSEPM Full Exam (2 Parts)
$490
$590
n/a
TOTAL
$1,240
$2,165
n/a
BUNDLE
$650
$770
$325
Beste!
Valu
Purchase (All review courses, and Full
EXAM).
*Part 1 = PSEPM Exam containing first 6 KAs (3 hours)

Part 2 = PSEPM Exam containing last 6 KAs (3 hours)
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PROFESSIONAL
SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
MASTER
CERTIFICATION
This professional competency certification requires successful completion
of Certificates of Proficiency in the following twelve key knowledge areas:
Software Engineering Requirements, Software Engineering Design, Software
Engineering Construction, Software Engineering Testing, Software Engineering
Maintenance, Software Engineering Configuration Management, Software
Engineering Quality, Software Engineering Processes, Software Engineering
Models & Methods, Software Engineering Management, Software Engineering
Project Management, Software Engineering Economics and the successful
completion of two advanced applied modules.
Qualification:
Candidates seeking this professional certification should have completed a
minimum of four years of college education in computer science or equivalent
in a related field and a minimum of four years of relevant industry experience.
However, there are no prerequisites required for registration.
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REQUIREMENTS:
successful completion of the following 3 parts.
first six knowledge areas: 1. Software Requirements
2. Software Design
4. Software Testing
5. Software Maintenance
6. Software Configuration Management
following six knowledge areas: 7. Software Quality
9. Software Engineering Models & Methods
10. Software Engineering Management
11. Software Engineering Economics
12. Sofware Project Management
I. Did the solution sufficiently address the major

task elements?
II. Did the solution handle known special cases?
III. Did the solution break existing functionality?
Performance Report:
Performance along these dimensions is then tabulated
and aggregated into overall scores for each of the four
different assigned tasks. An overall competency rating
from 0 to 4 is then assigned. The score is based on the
performance for each task. A final report is provided to
the examinee detailing the breakdown of scores for their
performance. A score of zero indicates that the candidate
was unable to correctly solve any aspects of the assigned
exam tasks, while a score of 4 indicates that all four tasks
assigned were completed with few if any defects.
A score of 1 identifies a Beginner level.
A score of 2 identifies an Intermediate Skill level.
A score of 3 or higher identifies an Advance Skill level.
Professional Software Engineering Master Certification

Member
Nonmember
Student
Member
Software Requirements Review Course
$65
$85
n/a
$125
$155
n/a
Software Construction Review Course
$85
$110
n/a
Software Testing Review Course
$125
$155
n/a
Software Maintenance Review Course
$85
$110
n/a

Review Course
$125
$150
n/a

Review Course
$125
$150
n/a
Software Engineering Process Review

Course
$85
$110
n/a
Software Engineering Models

and Methods Review Course
$65
$85
n/a
Candidates may choose to re-take the applied Authentic

Exam modules exam more than once. An exam fee will
be required for each exam re-take.
Software Quality Review Course
$65
$85
n/a

Review Course
$65
$85
n/a
The applied exam modules are powered by Proxor, a

Carnegie Mellon University spin off, and use state of the
art Authentic Examination technology.
Software Project Management Review

Course
$225
$295
n/a
PSEM Full Exam (3 Parts)
$690
$865
n/a
TOTAL
$1,930
$2,440
n/a
BUNDLE
$890
$1,200
$445
Part 3: The successful completion of:

Applied Exam Module III
Applied Exam Module IV
Part 1 & Part 2

Exam Duration:
180 Minutes Each
Exam Questions:
Each part contains 160 questions (One online

exam from the KAs listed)
Exam Location:
Part 3 Exam
Duration:
Applied Module III - 180 Minutes

Applied Module IV - 180 Minutes
Part 3 - Applied Exam Modules:
These Authentic Exam modules test the readiness of

individuals to participate in the workforce as professional
software developers. The examinee is placed in the context
of an actual practicing professional software developer.
They are provided with a system (base code), a set of
tasks to be performed on that system (fix defects or add
functionality), professional tools, documentation and other
support materials. In each three hour exam module the
examinee is presented with two performance tasks to solve.
Upon completion, exam solutions are evaluated

automatically using an extensive battery of automated tests.
Each of the four exam tasks undergo up to 180 distinct
evaluation tests. These automated tests evaluate examinee
performance based on the following three key elements:
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*Part 1: PSEM Exam containing first 6 KAs (3 hours)
Part 2: PSEM Exam containing last 6 KAs (3 hours)

Part 3: Applied Module III (3 hours) and Module IV (3 hours)
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34
CERTIFICATES OF
ACHIEVEMENT
CONTINUING EDUCATION
AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT COURSES
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CERTIFICATES OF
ACHIEVEMENT CONTINUING
EDUCATION TOPICS
Cloud Computing Certificate

of Achievement
Secure Software Certificate

of Achievement
To obtain a Cloud Computing Certificate of
To obtain a Security Certificate of Achievement, candidates
Achievement, candidates are required to successfully
are required to successfully complete each of the following
complete each of the following course modules to attain
course modules to attain certificate.
certificate.
Foundations of Secure Software
Cloud Computing In the Business Environment
Hours: 80 Minutes
Hours: 90 Minutes
Credits: PDH: 1.3 / CEU: 0.13
Course Cost:Member: $45
Course Cost: Member: $45

Non-Member: $65
Cloud Governance and Security
Hours: 130 Minutes
Non-Member: $65
Cloud Economics, Metrica and Migration
Hours: 90 Minutes
Non-Member: $65
Non-Member: $65
Managing Secure Software Development
Hours: 204 Minutes
Non-Member: $135
Secure Software Coding
Hours: 167 Minutes
Non-Member: $135
Upon completion, the candidate will be awarded
Secure Software Design
a Certificate of Achievement with the appropriate
Hours: 107 Minutes
continuing education units.
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Non-Member: $65

Multi-Core Certificate of
Achievement
To obtain a Multi-Core Certificate of Achievement,
candidates are required to successfully complete each of
the following course modules to attain certificate.
Embedded Systems Certificate

of Achievement
Vector Computation
To obtain an Embedded Systems Certificate of
Vectorization
Achievement, candidates are required to successfully
Automatic Parallelization
complete each of the following course modules to attain
Autoparallelization for GPUs
certificate.
Instruction Level Parallelization
Dependences and Dependence Analysis

The Polyhedral Model
Multigrain Parallelization and Power Reduction

Part IModule 16 (total of 6 modules)
Part II: Modules 711 (total of 5 modules)
Part III Modules 1214 (total of 3 modules)
Hours: 6 Hours
Non-Member: $85
Dynamic Parallelization
Vectorization/Parallelization in the Intel Compiler
Vectorization/Parallelization in the IBM Compiler
Roundtable
Hours: 12 hours
Non-Member: $125
Series Cost: Member: $495
Non-Member: $695
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CERTIFICATES OF
ACHIEVEMENT CONTINUING
EDUCATION TOPICS
Quarto Certificate of Achievement
Kino Certificate of Achievement
To obtain a Quarto Certificate of Achievement,
To obtain a Kino Certificate of Achievement, candidates
candidates are required to successfully complete any of
are required to successfully complete the following video
the following course modules.
presentation.
A Cloud Security Risk-Management Strategy
Application-Screen Masking A Hybrid Approach
Big Data Privacy in the Internet of Things
Upon completion, candidate will be prompt to print their
Cyberhuman Security
certificate of Achievement with the appropriate continuing
Denial and Deception in Cyber Defense
education units.
Digital Data Grows into Big Data
Inferring Mobile User Status with Usage Cues
Internet of Things Making the Hype a Reality
Internet of Things Perspectives
Protecting Websites from Attack with Secure

Delivery Networks
Upon completion, candidate will be prompt to print their

certificate of Achievement with the appropriate continuing
education units.
Hours: Aproximately 60 Minutes Each
Non-Member: $29
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Building Secure: Payment Systems & Applications
Hours: Aproximately 60 Minutes Each

Course Cost:Member: $19
Non-Member: $29
Knowledge
Area
Certificates
Management Associate
Software
Quality
And
Maintenance
Associate
Software
Development
Associate
Associate
Certificates
Applied Module III

Applied Module IV
Professional
Software
Developer
Certification
(2-part Exam)
Advanced Scrum Professional
Professional
Software
Engineering
Process Master
Certification
(2-part Exam)
Applied Module I
Applied Module II
Professional Competency Certifications
Professional
Software
Engineering
Master
Certification
(3-part Exam)
Certificates
of
Achievement
Overview of IEEE Computer Society Certification and Credential Program
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THE COMMUNITY FOR TECHNOLOGY LEADERS

KEYS TO PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS

Software Configuration Management

Software Engineering Management

Software Engineering Process

Software Engineering Models and Methods

Software Engineering Economics

Software Project Management

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATIONS

IEEE CS Software Development

IEEE CS Software Quality & Maintenance

IEEE CS Software Engineering Management

Professional Software Engineering Process

Professional Software Engineering

Certificate of Achievement Topics

Embedded Systems Certificate of Achievement

Multi-Core Certificate of Achievement

KNOWLEDGE & ASSESSMENT

Software requirements engineering is

The examination requires that a candidate demonstrate

produced in a software system. It has the

widely recognized goal of determining

The knowledge and ability to establish effective

Exams are 100% online and proctored remotely

KNOWLEDGE & ASSESSMENT

The knowledge and skills necessary to apply the

* Continuing Education Requirements: Once earned, there

Exams are conducted online and proctored remotely

are no renewal fees or continuing education requirements

for certificates of proficiency.

KNOWLEDGE & ASSESSMENT

This certificate of proficiency

The examination requires that a candidate demonstrate

validates your knowledge of software

construction practices and processes. It

The managerial skills required in software

Exams are 100% online and proctored remotely

KNOWLEDGE & ASSESSMENT

and procedures, as well as your ability to

Exams are conducted online and proctored remotely

KNOWLEDGE & ASSESSMENT

and processes, as well as your ability to

The examination requires that a candidate demonstrate

Exams are 100% online and proctored remotely

KNOWLEDGE & ASSESSMENT

straightforward process and often

The examination requires that a candidate demonstrate

Configuration management concepts and

* Continuing Education Requirements: Once earned, there

Exams are conducted online and proctored remotely

are no renewal fees or continuing education requirements

KNOWLEDGE & ASSESSMENT

Executing a requirements negotiation process.

This certificate of proficiency validates

Feasibility analyses, including processes and

your knowledge of software engineering

Directing a software project planning process,

Exams are 100% online and proctored remotely

KNOWLEDGE & ASSESSMENT

develop, maintain, and operate software.

Employing key elements of process assessment

This certificate of proficiency validates

Applying best practice software measurement

your knowledge of software processes