Although most computer science graduates develop their professional careers as
software engineers, there are no academic program with a specific focus on
software engineering in Chile. Considering ACM/IEEE Software Engineering 2014
Curriculum Guidelines as a starting point, we analyzed the curricula of the CS
Engineering and CS Technology programs offered by the most traditional Chilean
universities, in order to establish to what extent they address the knowledge
areas included in that recommendation. We also gathered information about
theoretical and/or practical approaches of their courses, their types of
evaluations and temporality. The results of this status report indicate that
most knowledge areas of the ACM/IEEE curricula are covered but not all with the
same emphasis. Programs count on three or four mandatory software engineering
courses, most of them have a practical approach, are evaluated through exams
and projects and start between the seventh and eight semesters. These results
let us learn that some knowledge areas are not emphasized as they deserve. For
example, Software Quality or Software Process are skills that industry often
requires but academia does not seem to take into account. Similarly, it might
be necessary to have students learn about software engineering earlier during
their career. Knowing the actual status, actions can be taken.