If you're not in the US college/university system, for clarification purposes, a "senior" is someone who is in their fourth and final year while a "junior" is someone in their third year. Got it? Let's go...

On 02 May, I had the opportunity to return to my alma mater - Rose-Hulman - and speak to a class on Software QA. It was a great opportunity and discussion spurred by (hopefully funny) war stories and major screwups that I was more than happy to share.

The most interesting aspect that I saw was the injection of strong Project Management techniques into the curriculum. I don't just mean "here's a deadline... go!". I mean real specification writing, task estimates, milestones, code reviews, deliverables, QA, and overall management. In fact, they get a bit creative in how they do it and even study things such as team psychology and touch on Meyers Brigg. Whoa.

But then they tie it back to the core curriculum...