Software Engineering (Theory)

Paper Code: 
24CBCA401
Credits: 
03
Periods/week: 
03
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

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: 

Course

Learning Outcome (at course  level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course

 Code

Course

Title

24CBCA

401

Software Engineering

(Theory)

 

CO199. Analyse and compare the different software development models.

CO200. Examine metrics associated with               

 software evaluation.

CO201. Critically assess the effectiveness of various software design concepts and design models.

CO202. Evaluate and select appropriate testing strategies for software projects.

CO203. Critically Analyse measures of software reliability and availability, and explore strategies for software maintenance and reengineering.

CO204.Contribute effectively in course-  specific interaction.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion,

software development

Scenarios

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments,

Effective scenario based questions,

Seminar presentation, Role plays.

Class test, Semester

end examinations,

Quiz,

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 (Third Edition)”, Narosa Publishing House. 
  2. Roger S. Pressman, “Software Engineering (A Practitioner’s Approach) (Eighth Edition)”, Mc-Graw Hill International.

 

REFERENCES: 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

1. Girdhari Singh, “Software Engineering”, Genius Publications

e -RESOURCES

  1. https://www.educative.io/blog/software-process-model-types
  2. https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/software-engineering-cocomo-model/
  3. https://www.tutorialride.com/software-engineering/software-process-designing-concepts.htm
  4. https://www.tutorialspoint.com/software_engineering/software_maintenance_overview.htm

JOURNALS:

  1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334054812_Boolean_Algebra_and_Logic_Gates
  2. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/central-processing-unit
  3. Journal of the Brazilian Computer Society, SpringerOpen
  4. Journal of Internet Services and Applications, SpringerOpen

 

Academic Year: 
2024-25
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