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In an effort to explore the relationship between the disciplines of systems engineering and software engineering, professionals from academia, industry, and government gathered for a workshop to deliberate on the current state, to acknowledge areas of inter-dependence, to identify relevant challenges, and to propose recommendations for addressing those challenges with respect to four topical areas: 1) Development Approaches, 2) Technical, 3) People, and 4) Education. This paper presents the deliberations and recommendations that emerged from that workshop, and the proposed project to be launched.

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Abstract. Systems thinking is commonly accepted as the backbone of a successful systems engineering approach. As such, the Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASE) team chose to leverage a systems thinking based tool, called Systemitool, to describe our project to the vast audience that would potentially become involved directly or indirectly in the success of the project. This paper describes the process and steps used by the authors and the BKCASE team to develop the project's systemic diagram, or Systemigram TM , and the story behind the project, the products, and the vision of the BKCASE project. The goal of the paper is to provide guidance so that readers can leverage the lessons learned from this effort to successfully develop their own project definitions and stories.

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In this special session, members of the ACM Education Board will give information about two current projects in computer science curriculum developments: an update to the CS2001 volume, CS2008, and a new venture, a report on Masters degrees in Computing. Feedback is required on both reports as the CS2008 volume is an interim measure in advance of a more thorough review in due course. The Masters report will be a report on work-in-progress and feedback on the current progress and the project goals will be welcome.

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