Program Overview

Software Engineering

About the Department

The Software Engineering Department at Beykoz University aims to train creative software engineers of today and tomorrow. The department focuses on providing students with a comprehensive education in software engineering, including the design, development, and testing of software systems.

Lesson Plan

The software engineering program at Beykoz University is a four-year undergraduate program that includes a wide range of courses in computer science and software engineering. The program is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in software engineering principles, as well as practical skills in programming, software development, and testing.

ECTS Information Package

The ECTS Information Package for the software engineering program at Beykoz University provides detailed information about the program's curriculum, course structure, and assessment methods.

Industry 4.0 and Key to Digital Transformation Software Engineering

Software engineering plays a crucial role in shaping the technologies of the future. The department's focus on Industry 4.0 and digital transformation prepares students for the challenges of the modern software industry.

Who is a Software Engineer?

A software engineer examines the requirements, design, and structure of software to be created in line with user needs. They create software using programming languages and focus on end-users, creating new software and designs or improving existing software according to user needs.

What Does a Software Engineer Do?

A software engineer interacts with users to understand and analyze their needs. They determine the most correct application and plan the backbone of the software. They work with programmers during the coding phase and deal with necessary trainings and problems that may occur during use.

Where Does a Software Engineer Work?

Software engineers work in almost every sector of the business world, including telecommunications, entertainment, banking, education, industrial establishments, service industry, public institutions, and commercial companies.

Software Engineering Education

The software engineering program at Beykoz University is a four-year undergraduate program. In the first year, students take basic courses such as physics, mathematics, and computer programming. In the following years, students take courses in computer science and engineering, software engineering, and application fields.

Curriculum

The software engineering curriculum at Beykoz University includes the following courses:

• Physics and Mathematics (Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Probability Theory and Statistics, Discrete Mathematics)
• Programming
• Software Development
• Logical Design
• Data Structures and Algorithms
• System Programming
• Computer Organization
• Operating Systems
• Algorithm Analysis
• Computer Networks
• Database Systems
• System Analysis and Design
• Software Development Methodologies
• Software Test
• Software Development Standards
• Cyber Security
• Human-Machine Interaction
• Developing Web Applications
• Internet Programming
• Mobile Application Development
• Computing Theory
• Artificial Intelligence
• Robotics
• Parallel and Distributed Computing
• Data Science and Analytics

Competence Development Program

The Competence Development Program at Beykoz University aims to develop students' critical competencies, including basic and managerial skills, to prepare them for the 21st-century business world.

Internship and Workplace

Internship and work in the workplace are important for software engineering education. The education model of Beykoz University is based on working in a workplace in the field, with the last period of the four-year bachelor education consisting of eight terms.

Diploma and Title Acquired with Software Engineering Education

Students who successfully complete the software engineering program at Beykoz University receive a Software Engineering Bachelor Diploma and the title of Software Engineer.

Master and Doctorate

Students can continue their education at the master's and doctorate levels, receiving the title of Engineer. MSC. Those who complete their doctorate become researchers and academicians.

Fields of Work

Software engineers can work in various fields, including:

• Software engineer analyst
• Web designer
• Software design expertise
• Network and internet expertise
• Data architecture
• Data analyst

Who Should Prefer Software Engineering?

Students who want to choose this profession should be those who can constantly renew and improve themselves, have design skills, have strong logic, are patient, careful, can be a part of team work, and can create solutions by dividing problems into pieces.

Is Computer Knowledge Required Beforehand for Software Engineering?

No, having knowledge of programming and hardware in advance makes small contribution to the lessons to be taken in the first year, but it is not very necessary and does not provide great convenience.

What is the Difference Between Computer Engineering and Software Engineering?

The scope of computer engineering is broader than the scope of software engineering. Computer engineering includes hardware as well as software. Software engineering is focusing on software field of computer engineering.

The Future of Software Engineering Profession

Software engineering will be a profession sought in the future as it is now. Because technologies that shape the future such as artificial intelligence, data science, robots, smart cities, driverless cars are areas of software engineering.