Designing Software Engineering Curriculum in Vietnam

In this paper, we discuss issues in designing undergraduate software engineering curricula in the Vietnam environment with regard to current circumstance and its potential changes. The field is still new in institutions, because traditionally they are much more concerned with the science of information processing rather than a systematic study of software engineering. Furthermore, rapid changes in software technology and industry demands affect greatly current curriculum. The curriculum should be evolutionary to address the shortage of resources and to meet those demands within constraints. We present an approach in designing SE curriculum by separating curriculum abstract model from implementation strategy and designing to the change. We also discuss the impact of SE trend in Vietnam SE Education.