17-808 Software Engineering Research

12 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course prepares PhD students to begin research in software engineering. It introduces important ideas across the breadth of software engineering and the major research strategies of the field. Students will become familiar with the structure of the field; they will learn the seminal ideas and developments that led to current research questions; they will learn to critique research papers to evaluate their claims and evidence; and they will also become familiar with the current research themes at CMU.

Prerequisites: none listed

Offered: Fall 2026, Fall 2025

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