CS 192: Software Engineering

Course Objective

The course aims to present different issues, approaches, and techniques that affect the conceptualization, planning, construction, and maintenance of software.

At the completion of the course, the student should be able to select and apply the most appropriate technique for any software project.

Prerequisites

CS 150: Programming Languages

Course Outline

Introduction to Software Engineering

• Nature of Software
• Nature of Software Engineering
• Overview of Software Engineering Methodologies

Requirements Analysis

• Feature Identification
• Use Case Analysis
• Prototyping

Planning

• Risk Analysis and Management
• Tool Evaluation
• Estimation
• Scheduling

Design

• Software Architecture
• User Interface Design
• Application Programming Interface (API) / Framework Design

Coding

• Naming Conventions
• Defensive Programming
• Internal Documentation
• Coding for Readability

Quality Control

• Test Case Generation
• Bug Reporting
• Debugging Techniques

Deployment

• Installation
• User Acceptance Test
• User Manual Generation and Technical Documentation

Maintenance Issues

• Software Refactoring

See Also

• References
• Basis of Grade
• Attendance Bonus
• Grading Scale