Degree Programs  Carnegie Mellon West’s graduate programs are designed to deliver immediate benefits to both the individual student and his or her company.  The project-centered and team-based curriculum, the learn-by-doing teaching method, and the individual coaching and mentoring by faculty members who have both academic and industry experience will enable your employees to become immediately more productive at the workplace.  In addition, our flexible schedule and web-based curriculum ensures that students are able to conveniently fit their coursework around their work schedules.  For details about our information sessions, visit:  http://west.cmu.edu/prospective_students/info_sessions
Contact:  Sylvia Leong;  sylvia.leong@west.cmu.edu

Practicums  As part of our curriculum, students can participate in practicums sponsored by corporate clients.  Student teams work with industry clients, under the direction of a faculty member, on real-world software engineering or software management projects.  If you need short-term assistance, consider taking advantage of smart, highly motivated graduate students who are anxious to apply their work and academic experiences to current software business problems.  Contact:  MS Software Management Program:  Gladys Mercier; gladys.mercier@west.cmu.edu.  MS Software Engineering Program:  Ed Katz; ed.katz@west.cmu.edu.

Professional Development  Carnegie Mellon West is pleased to offer a number of different professional development programs.  Each of these professional development opportunities is focused and application driven, challenging you to immediately apply what you’ve learned.

Sofcon 2008, an annual conference co-hosted with UC Berkeley’s Fisher IT Center at the Haas School of Business, this year focusing on mobile technology and the new communications media.  This year’s conference will attract the same kind of all-star lineup that last year’s conference attracted – entrepreneurs and big-firm veterans, VC’s and investors, consultants and academics.  To review last year’s conference materials including session videos, slides, and transcriptions, please see http://west.cmu.edu/sofcon.

Dialogue in Software Management, a series of monthly discussions about management in the business of software.  Events

The Expert Speaker Series features a wide range of subject matter experts in business and technology who share their research, knowledge, and skills during an informal evening discussion.  Events

The One- or Two-Day Intensive Courses are carefully designed to provide busy executives with a focused and immersive experience in one particular subject area.