The introduction of software engineering into an electronic engineering curriculum can pose special problems for the lecturer faced with its implementation; foremost of which is ‘what exactly is software engineering when applied to current microprocessor engineering practice?’ This paper aims to answer this and related questions, and hence propose a course syllabus suitable for undergraduate electronic engineers.
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