SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Paper Code: 
CBCA 401
Credits: 
03
Periods/week: 
03
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This module will help the student in learning various factors & metrics involved in software development process.

Course Objectives:

The course will enable the students to

  1. Obtain knowledge of software engineering discipline.
  2. Interpret analysis, design and testing principles for software project development.
  3. Learn various factors & metrics involved in software development process.

 

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

 

Learning Outcome (at course level)

 

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

CO 140 analyze and compare the different software development models

CO 141 Identify the cost metrics associated with the evaluation of software

CO 142 Describe the role of software project scheduling

CO 143 Explain  the software design, testing concepts and characteristics

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, software development scenarios

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective scenario based questions, Seminar presentation, giving tasks, Role plays.

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects


 


 

9.00
Unit I: 

Software Engineering Fundamentals: Software, Problem Domain, Software Engineering Challenges.

The Software Process: Software Processes (processes, projects & products, component), Characteristics of Software Processes.

Software Development Process Models: Waterfall Model, Prototyping, Iterative Enhancement Model, Spiral Model. Introduction to Agile Model: Principles, Steps, Various Agile Process Models.

Software Requirement Analysis & Specification: Need, Characteristics & Components. Introduction to Requirements Modeling: Data Flow Diagram and Use Cases.

9.00
Unit II: 

Introduction to Metrics: Function Point, Line of Code (LOC) and KLOC.

Software Project Planning: Cost Estimation- Uncertainties in Cost Estimation, Building Cost Estimation Models, On Size Estimation, COCOMO Model. Project Scheduling: Average Duration Estimation, Project Scheduling & Milestones. Quality Assurance Plans: Verification & Validation, Inspection & Reviews.


 

9.00
Unit III: 

Design Engineering: Design Process & Design Quality, Design Concepts (abstraction, architecture, patterns, modularity, information hiding, functional independence, refinement, refactoring, and design classes), The Design Model (data design elements, architectural design elements, interface design elements, component-level design elements, deployment-level design elements).

9.00
Unit IV: 

Testing Strategies & Tactics: A strategic approach to software testing, Strategic issues, Software testing fundamentals, Test characteristics, Test Strategies for conventional software: Unit Testing, Integration testing, Validation Testing, System testing, Black-Box testing, White Box testing. The art of debugging (process & strategies)


 


 

9.00
Unit V: 

Risk Management: Overview, Assessment, Control.
Software Reliability: Measures of Reliability & Availability, Software Safety.

Maintenance and Reengineering: Introduction to: Software Maintenance, Software Supportability, Reengineering, Reverse Engineering, Restructuring, and Forward Engineering


 

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
  1. Pankaj Jalote, “An Integrated Approach to Software Engineering (Second Edition)”, Narosa Publishing House.
  2. Roger S. Pressman, “Software Engineering (A Practitioner’s Approach) (Sixth Edition)”, Mc-Graw Hill International.
REFERENCES: 
  1. Girdhari Singh, “Software Engineering”, Genius Publications.
Academic Year: 
2020-21
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