Master of Software EngineeringBROCHURE

Master of Software Engineering at FPTfor International Students in 2015

TimelineSummer Start: May 2015 – November 2016Fall Start: September 2015 – April 2017

Industrial relevancyOpportunities to work at FPT Software during the time of study – as one required component of the courseSome modules equipe students with industrial recognized certifications

PMP certification of Project Management Institute (http://www.pmi.org/), in Information Technology Project Management moduleTOGAF certification of The Open Group (http://www.togaf.info/), in Architect & Design module

Course design adheres to industrial recognized recommendation by Association for Computing Machinery (http://www.acm.org/), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (http://www.ieee.org/) and Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (http://www.abet.org/)Course reviewed by industry advisory board, using real case studies from 20 year of software engineering experience at FPT, and 20 year of business management teaching experience of core team at FPT School of Business.

Career pathJoin the vibrant software industry worldwide

FPT America, FPT Europe, FPT Singapore, FPT Japan, FPT VietnamOther software and information technology companies worldwide

Pursuit academic career:Teaching undergraduate Software Engineering and information technology at FPT University

Continuing Ph.D. study in Software Engineering and information technology

Master of Software Engineering at FPTfor International Students in 2015

Tuition feeFirst trimester (first 4,5 months): $2200 plus visa fee for international students who have not a visa to VietnamSecond trimester: $2000Third trimester: $2000Fourth trimester: $2000

PrerequisitesBachelor degree in Software Engineering or related major (Computer Science, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering, Communication and Computer Network, Information System and Information Technology, ...)Candidates who have bachelor degree of other major will be required to take the course of Introduction to SoftwareEngineering in undergraduate program of FPT University Language for non-native English speaker: CEFR B1 or IELTS 4.5 or TOEFL ITB 450 or TOEFL CBT 133 or TOEFL IBT 45 or TOEIC 450 or Cambridge Exam PET or BEC certification Preliminary or BULATS 40

SchedulingLecture other class activities

Monday to Friday, each half day studyFPT University Detech Campus, 8 Ton That Thuyet, Hanoi

Possible workingMonday to Friday, each half day workingFPT Technology Research Institute, FPT building, Duy Tan, HanoiFPT Software, FPT building, Duy Tan HanoiOther information technology companies, Hanoi

Master of Software Engineering at FPTfor International Students in 2015

ProgramFirst trimester - Foundation

Required modulesSWM501 Information Technology Project Management 3 creditsSWM502 Software Quality Management 3 creditsSWM503 Software Configuration Management 3 creditsSWT504 Software Requirement, Architect & Design 3 credits

Elective modules (choose one)SWM507 Software Engineering Processes Improvement 3 creditsSWT508 Agile methods 3 credits

Second trimester – Specialization (choose one track)Track 1 – Software Project Manager

PMN511 Project Risk Management 3 creditsPMN512 Project Human Resource Management 3 creditsPMN513 Strategy Management 3 creditsDMN514 Project Data Analysis 3 credits

Track 2 – Software for Data AnalyticsDMN514 Project Data Analysis 3 creditsDMN515 Database Architectures and Technology 3 creditsDMN516 Data Mining 3 creditsDMN517 Text Mining 3 credits

Third trimester – On the job training 4 creditsFourth trimester – Final project 8 credits

Selected Scientific Advisors Selected Industry Advisors

Associate Professor Assistant Professor Professor Dr. Ngo Quang Hung Dr. Cristal Ngo Minh Ngoc Dr. Mitzuhito Ogawa State University Singapore Institute Japan Advanced Institute of New York at Buffalo of Technology of Science & Technology

Chief Technology Officer Founder, Ex. CEO MBA Nguyen Lam Phuong Dr. Nguyen Thanh Nam FPT Corporation FPT Software

Selected Theoretical Instructors Selected Industry Tutors

Dr. Truong Anh Hoang Dr. Pham Ngoc Hung Dr. Do Thi Bich Ngoc Ph.D. graduate Ph.D. graduate Ph.D. graduate in Software Engineering in Software Engineering in Software Engineering of Bergen University, of Japan Advanced of Japan Advanced Norway Institute of Science & Institute of Science & Technology Technology

Dr. Dinh Le Dat Nguyen Minh Duc Ex. Chief Technology Officer Ex. Vice Director of FPT Online of BKAV Corporation

Master of Software Engineering at FPTfor International Students in 2015

Zoom in: Information Technology Project Management

Objectives: The objectives of many of the graduate of the course is to become a software project manager. It is therefore reasonable to start the course with a view from the front-seat of project manager, to understand the whole picture, as well as the role of each component, of information technology project management. The components, pedagogically categorized by Project Management Institute, are:

Project Integration Management, Project Scope ManagementProject Time Management, Project Cost Management Project Quality Management, Project Human Resource ManagementProject Communications Management, Project Risk ManagementProject Procurement Management, Project Stakeholder ManagementProject Management Process, Project Closing

The knowledge and experience gained in this course will provide solid base for advancing into further study of components of information technology project management. This module is recommended by ACM and IEEE as part of master of software engineering degree.

Pedagogy hightlights: Strong emphasis on practice and industrial exposure, project-based learning:

14 units of theoretical lecture12 units of real-life case study presentations from PMP cetrified industrial experts34 units of students presentations – which requires at least 34 units of homework, readings, team work on group projects.

PMP certification exam is final exam – student pass the module when they get PMP certification.

Master of Software Engineering at FPTfor International Students in 2015

Zoom in: Software Quality Management

Objectives: To be a software project manager and to be responsible for high quality software products, it is essential to understand how to rigorously control the quality of software, within the project limitation of time and other resource. The modules engage students in active exploration of the following topics:

Defining software quality and assuring software qualityEngineering of software quality, designing tests for softwareMagagement of tests, prevention of errors, improvement of software engineering processesSoftware inspectionFormal method for software quality management

Students are also exposed to a varieties of real case studies from industries, such as discussion on Test Automation & SaaS for Testing, Testing for Agile, ISO 20000 to SaaS, CASE tool quality, CMMI, Verification & Pairwise Testing, … Finally, advanced topics like IEEE 730-2014, SEMAT as a QA framework will be presented. This module is recommended by ACM and IEEE as part of master of software engineering degree.

Pedagogy hightlights: Strong emphasis on practice and industrial exposure:

14 units of theoretical lecture12 units of real-life case study presentations from senior software quality managers34 units of students presentations – which requires at least 34 units of homework, readings, team work on group projects.

Selected students presentations are series of tutorials videos, uploaded to Youtube for peer grading.

Master of Software Engineering at FPTfor International Students in 2015

Zoom in: Software Configuration Management

Objectives: One of the main differences between large scale software projects and small software works is rigorous configuration management. This modules prepare students to become software manager who can manage effectively large scale software project, with ability to:

plan a configuration management, from defining and listing configuration item, baseline, versions;do surveillance, measure and audit of configuration;control the requesting, evaluating and approving of changes in configurations;implement changes, control deviations and waivers;accounting of configuration;manage release of software products.

This module is recommended by ACM and IEEE as part of master of software engineering degree.

Pedagogy hightlights: Project-based learning, where students go through a complete life cycle of a simulated large scale software project.Game-based learning, students compete with each other on ensuring product integrity of the simulated large scale software project.

Master of Software Engineering at FPTfor International Students in 2015

Zoom in: Software Requirement, Architect & Design

Objectives: From coder to designer is a transformation of career, to higher level of abstraction and much more powerful knowledge and skill. Deep understanding of software architect allow one to work with large scale enterprise softwares and information technology systems. In fact, certain software projects today require engineer having architect certification, such as TOGAF. This module plays an essential role in the course, by ensuring that every graduate must possess the ability to:

model the objectives of software system from requirementensure the quality of requirement model the software system components and their role, from use casesmodel the system functionality, statically and dynamicallyunderstand system architect and deployment diagramanalyse the quality of system architectdesign software system, using common software design strategy and method

Key concepts, such as UML, Object-Oriented Paradigm, Model Driven Principles, famous Design Patterns … are explored. This module is recommended by ACM and IEEE as part of master of software engineering degree.

Pedagogy hightlights: Project-based learning, where students create design for an enterprise systemTOGAF certification exam is final exam – student pass the module when they get TOGAF certification.

“My future plan is to get a well paid job hopefully in Hanoi and build up my career. I remember visiting Hoa Lac campus latelyand what I saw was unbelieveable - FPT is really growing fast. What really caught my attention about this course is its field.MSE in Project Management in full. I've always dreamt of having a Project Management certificate for my masters degree andwhen FPT came up with the course proposal, it was hard to resist. Reason being FPT corporation (as a whole) is one of thefastest growing organisation is Vietnam and Asia at large. What I like most about this course mainly is what it entails. My careergoal is to become not just a good but one of the greatest Project Managers in the world and I do hope this course can get me tomy dream land. One of the major advantage of this course is we (students) get to actually speak with experienced projectmanagers in Vietnam, get the real (practical and theoretical) view of a project and in the end, we gain lots of ideas from them.” ̶McNoah Afolabi, FPT Master of Software Engineering student

“I am now working for a company in Hanoi that develop software for foreign clients. I choose Master of Software Engineering inFPT because FPT is the biggest cooperation in Vietnam and whatever FPT offers assures quality with international standard.What I hope, from this course, is to improve my skill set and to have a better edge in my working environment. The classes arevery interactive. I so far have the privilege to interact with software industry experts and professionals and share from the wealthof their experiences.” ̶ Olaoluwa Okunniyi, FPT Master of Software Engineering student