Experiences in developing and delivering a programme of part-time education in software and systems security
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Andrew Simpson, Andrew Martin, Cas Cremers, Ivan Flechais, Ivan Martinovic, Kasper RasmussenAuthors Info & Claims
Andrew Simpson, Andrew Martin, Cas Cremers, Ivan Flechais, Ivan Martinovic, Kasper RasmussenAuthors Info & ClaimsPages 435 - 444
Abstract
We report upon our experiences in developing and delivering a programme of part-time education in Software and Systems Security at the University of Oxford. The MSc in Software and Systems Security is delivered as part of the Software Engineering Programme at Oxford --- a collection of one-week intensive courses aimed at individuals who are responsible for the procurement, development, deployment and maintenance of large-scale software-based systems. We expect that our experiences will be useful to those considering a similar journey.
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