Dr. Don Bagert

Dr. Don Bagert grew up in New Orleans, and then spent 20 years in Texas before moving to the Midwest in 2002.  He has being teaching at Benedictine since 2014.  Dr. Bagert has over 45 years of experience teaching computer science to college students, including 14 years at Texas Tech University.  His research interests include various aspects of software engineering.  Don is a member of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) and a senior member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).  Don was also a licensed Professional Engineer in software engineering for 14 years in the State of Texas, and is currently inactive.

Dr. Bagert also has a Master of Theological Studies from the Saint Meinrad School of Theology, a Benedictine institution.  He delivers sandwiches for the Hunger Coalition in the summer and during school breaks.  Finally, Don has a wide range of reading interests.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Computer Science

Texas A&M University, 1986

M.S., Computer Science

University of Louisiana-Lafayette,1979

Master of Theological Studies

Saint Meinrad, 2008

Bachelor of Science

Tulane University, 1977

CLASSES

• CSCI-1010 Fundamentals of Computer Science
• CSCI-1140 Introduction to Computer Science I
• CSCI-2000 Programming Short Course
• CSCI-2150 Introduction to Computer Science II
• CSCI-2300 Programming for Scientists and Engineers
• CSCI-2560 Discrete Mathematical Structures II
• CSCI-3100 Information and Knowledge Management
• CSCI-3500 Algorithm Design and Analysis
• CSCI-4200 Computer Architecture
• CSCI-4400 Operating Systems and Networks
• CSCI-4920 Software Development and Professional Issues
• CSCI-4930 Senior Capstone Project

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr. Bagert is interested in software engineering and computer science ethics and professional issues, software engineering education, and various aspects of software methodology.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Bagert, Donald J. The continuing challenge of delivering SE content to CS majors. Proceedings of the 28th Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, Florence, Italy, 18-19 May 2015, p. 1. (opening keynote address)

Bagert, Donald J. “Path to Licensure: A Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science?” Today’s Engineer, IEEE-USA, May 2011. (online)

Bagert, Donald J. Licensing and certification of software professionals. Advances in Computers, Vol. 60 (April 2004), pp. 1-34, Academic Press.

Bagert, Donald J.; Barbacci, Mario; Budgen, David; Lethbridge, Timothy C.; Suryn, Witold and van Vliet, Hans. Thoughts on software engineering knowledge, and how to organize it. Proceedings of the Conference on Software Technology and Engineering Practice, Montreal, Canada, 6-8 October 2002, pp. 24-35.

Fuentetaja, Eduardo and Bagert, Donald J. Software evolution from a time-series perspective. Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Maintenance, Montreal, Canada, 3-6 October 2002, pp. 226-229.