evaluation of pace university's master's degree program for bny mellon employees...
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Evaluation of Pace University's Master's Degree
Program for BNY Mellon Employees
Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Pace University
by:
Scott Cruzan, Raymond K Ho, Inna Kolbovskaya,
Lalji Paul, Russell Petersen and Sotiris Skevoulis
May 4, 2012
Abstract
Result of research performed by a class of Bank of New York Mellon Information Technology professionals who are completing their master’s degrees in Software Development and Engineering at Pace University
Program developed jointly by Pace University and the BNY Mellon Information Technology department.
Documents our experiences during three and a half years of graduate level instruction by members of the Pace University faculty
Evaluations of the strengths and weaknesses of each completed course were documented along with comparisons to similar graduate level courses taught at other universities.
Comments were gathered relating to the applicability of each course and the overall curriculum to our roles in the BNY Mellon IT department.
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Introduction
BNY Mellon employees were offered the choice of two Advanced IT Graduate Certificate Programs though Pace University. The courses were graduate level courses applicable to Pace University Master’s degree programs.
Certificate program consisted of 5 courses, taken sequentially, starting January 2009 and completing in June 2010.
Offered the choice between two programs of study Software Development & Engineering or Security & Information Assurance
Once students completed their certificates they could continue for their Master’s degree
Due to decreased participation, the two programs were merged.
Students who passed the IEEE CSDA exam received 3 credits toward their degree
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Goals
To evaluate the following programs at Pace University tailored for employees of BNY Mellon
Advanced IT Graduate Certificate Program in Software Development & Engineering
Advanced IT Graduate Certificate Program in Security & Information Assurance
Master’s degree program in Software Development & Engineering
The programs were evaluated based on the experiences of students who participated in them. The courses were also compared to similar courses offered by other universities.
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Methodology
Each course that was offered in these programs was evaluated.
A primary reviewer was assigned. Provided a thorough review based on a common template. Compared the course with similar offering from other universities.
Other students who had taken that course reviewed the primary reviewer's work and added their own observations
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Advanced IT Graduate Certificate Program in Security & Information Assurance courses
IT-603 Overview of Information Security
IT-660 Network Security
IT-666 Information Security Management
IT-870 Software Risk Management
IT-668 Building Secure Software
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Advanced IT Graduate Certificate Program in Software Development & Engineering courses
CS-775 Requirements Engineering
CS-773 Software Design Methodologies
CS-616 Software Engineering Seminar II
CS-865 Distributed Systems
CS-825 Component Architectures for Enterprise Application Development
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Master’s degree in Software Development & Engineering courses
CS-615 Software Engineering Seminar I
CS-777 Software Reliability and Quality Assurance
SE-679 Contemporary Software Engineering Theory and Practice
SE-796 Software Research Seminar
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Conclusion
Overall an excellent program. Partnership between BNY Mellon and Pace University in
designing the curriculum assured us that the degree we earn would teach us skills that are valued in our workplace.
Pace of the program, one course at a time and 3 courses per calendar year, allowed us to complete the program in three and a half years without excessively impacting our work and personal lives.
Taking these courses with other BNY Mellon employees allowed us to discuss real-life situations in class, enhancing our educational experience.
Met other people and learned about other things that are going on in technology at BNY Mellon through our interactions inside and outside of class.
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Thank you!
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