All software engineering students complete a full year (3 courses) in the lab, starting Winter Quarter of their junior year and continuing through Fall Quarter of senior year. In the SDL, student teams work independently, while the instructors act as coaches and managers.
Within the SDL, teams:
- Work within a defined software process.
- Assign their own roles within the team.
- Plan their own work.
- Execute their plans.
- Report team results.
- Actively contribute to process improvement.
Lab Facilities
The SDL is located on the ground floor of the CC building. Each team has its own work space, as well as shared meeting and presentation areas, for team meetings and project development activities.
Lab Support
The software laboratory facilities are supported in part by a major grant from Johnson Controls, Inc.