Tony Wasserman sees his teaching mission as turning students into “software leaders.” Wasserman, who led creation of the master’s program in software management at CMU Silicon Valley, frequently finds that his students already have extensive experience in the workforce.
“Often, they’ve been software developers for years and have good skills,” he says. “But to get to the next stage of their careers, they don’t want to sit in their cubicle writing code. They want to understand how software is built, how products are defined, how businesses are run, and how to manage people. Our program gives them the foundation they need to talk more effectively with management, to work with peers in other departments, and to get away from this head-down, hands-on-the-keyboard approach they’ve been stuck in.”
This kind of personal attention earned Wasserman the 2012 Distinguished Educator Award from the Technical Council on Software Engineering of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
—Cary Groner (A’80)
Related Links:
Carnegie Mellon's Anthony I. Wasserman Lauded with Distinguished Educator Award
