Program Overview
Modern engineering systems, from protection relays and PLCs to grid analytics platforms, are increasingly defined by their software. This program treats software as an engineering discipline with the same rigor applied to electrical and control systems: clear requirements, deliberate design, verification at every stage and quality that can be measured.
The curriculum follows the core knowledge areas of the SWEBOK Guide and maps them to international life cycle, requirements, testing and quality standards. Participants work through a structured case project, writing verifiable requirements, producing architecture and design models, applying construction practices, planning tests, and managing maintenance, risk and quality. It is intended for practitioners with prior development experience who want to formalize and certify professional-level competence. Engineering context is emphasized throughout. Examples include safety-related control software, where verification and validation expectations rise sharply, and long-lived industrial systems, where maintainability and configuration management determine total cost of ownership. Participants learn to justify engineering decisions with evidence rather than habit.
Learning Outcomes
- Elicit, specify and validate software requirements that are complete and verifiable
- Produce architecture and detailed design models that address quality attributes
- Apply construction practices such as coding standards, reviews and version control
- Plan and execute unit, integration, system and acceptance testing
- Manage software maintenance, configuration and change control
- Plan and control software projects using estimation, risk and metrics
- Define and measure software quality against ISO/IEC 25010 characteristics
Program Modules
- Software Requirements — elicitation, analysis, specification and validation of functional and quality requirements
- Software Design — architectural styles, design principles, modeling and design reviews
- Software Construction — coding practices, reuse, integration and construction tooling
- Software Testing — test levels, techniques, test planning and defect management
- Software Maintenance — maintenance categories, refactoring, configuration and release management
- Software Engineering Management — planning, estimation, risk management and measurement
- Software Quality — quality models, reviews, audits, verification and validation
Who Should Attend
- Software engineers and senior developers
- Embedded and automation software engineers
- Technical leads and software architects
- Test and quality assurance engineers
- Engineering managers overseeing software projects
Standards & Codes Referenced
- IEEE SWEBOK Guide (Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge)
- ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207 (Software life cycle processes)
- ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148 (Requirements engineering)
- ISO/IEC/IEEE 29119 (Software testing)
- IEEE 1012 (System, Software and Hardware Verification and Validation)
- ISO/IEC 25010 (Systems and software quality models)
Assessment & Certification
Competence is confirmed through a written examination covering all seven knowledge areas and a practical assessment in the form of a case project portfolio with requirements, design, test plan and quality assessment. Practical sessions take place at ASEEE-approved training centers under the supervision of a qualified assessor. Portfolios are reviewed for traceability from requirements to design, tests and quality measures.
Successful candidates receive the ASEEE competency certificate, which carries a unique ID that employers and clients can verify online through Certificate Check. Recertification is recommended every 3 years to reflect evolving practice.
