CO316: Software Engineering
| Course Number : CO316 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Title : Software Engineering | ||||||
| Credits : 3 | ||||||
| Prerequisites : Computer Programming (CO212) | ||||||
| No | Course Content | Time Allocated (hours) | ||||
| L | T | P | A | |||
| 01 | Introduction:
Challenges of engineering software | 1 | ||||
| 02 | Software Processes:
Software life-cycle and process models. Waterfall vs. evolutionary models. The SEI capability maturity model | 2 | ||||
| 03 | The Unified Process and The UML:
The UP as an example of incremental software development. Basic UML diagram types and notation. Object-oriented analysis and design with the UP and the UML | 3 | ||||
| 04 | Software Requirements Specification:
System Vision Statement and Business Case. Writing functional requirements using Use Cases. Supplementary Specification for documenting quality attributes | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 05 | Transitioning from Requirements to Design:
Building a domain model. Object-oriented analysis patterns | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 06 | Object-Oriented Design:
Low coupling and high cohesion with Responsibility-driven design. Modelling object interactions using sequence/collaboration diagrams and CRC cards. Common design patters: Observer, Decorator, Factory | 4 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 07 | Software Testing:
Design-by-contract. Specifying correct behaviour using Pre-conditions, Post-conditions and Invariants. Using automated unit testing frameworks ( e.g. JUnit) | 4 | 3 | |||
| 08 | Project Management:
Team organization and decision-making, Roles and responsibilities in a software team, Project scheduling and tracking, Software measurement and estimation techniques, Risk analysis, Software quality assurance, Project management tools | 6 | ||||
| 09 | Selected Topics:
Component frameworks: EJB/.NET, Agile languages for rapid prototyping: Python/Ruby, Configuration management and automated build integration, Model-View-Controller Web frameworks and Representational State Transfer, Formal methods: Introduction to Algebraic Specification and Model Checking | 2 | 6 | |||
| Total | 27 | 3 | 9 | 21 | ||
| Assessment | Percentage Marks | |||||
| Continuous Assessment | 40 | |||||
| Tutorials | 5 | |||||
| Practicals | 15 | |||||
| Assignments | 20 | |||||
| Written Examinations | 60 | |||||
| Mid-semester | 20 | |||||
| End-semester | 40 | |||||