Design and Development of a Software Engineering Training Program

Software has become a major portion of the products developed by Avionics Group, Rockwell International. As such, the need to develop software in a cost effective and productive manner is of increasing importance. The Avionics Group Software Engineering Training Program (SETP) was developed in response to the need to increase our personnel's knowledge of software engineering, particularly with respect to real-time, embedded systems development. This paper describes some of the highlights of the efforts to design and implement the SETP. Program definition, curriculum development, and implementation concerns are discussed.