Software Engineering (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780133943030
Author: Ian Sommerville
Publisher: PEARSON
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The advantages and disadvantages of getting the certification in the same way as the lawyers and doctors:
| Advantages | Disadvantages |
| Certification represents some level of competence to employers. | Certified members tend to lead others to get affected from criticism which leads to protectionism. |
| It helps in improving the public image of profession | It nowhere guarantees the level of competence, merely that a minimum standard was achieved at the time of certification... |
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Software Engineering (10th Edition)
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