Software Engineering

AY2014/2015 Semester 1

Introduction; Function-Oriented methodology: system engineering overview, Function-Oriented modelling techniques and requirements analysis, correctness criteria for requirements models, reducing complexity, data dictionary, process specification, data design, architectural design, flow analysis and conversion techniques, design refinement measures, procedural design, user interface design; Object-Oriented Methodology: software requirements and specifications, Object-Oriented modelling techniques and analysis, correctness criteria for requirements models, reducing complexity, entity relationship diagrams, object relationships, instance and message connections, object transition diagrams; Implementation: programming language considerations, comparison and choice of programming languages, implementation strategies; Software Development Management: project planning, measurement and metrics, cost estimation; scheduling and team organization, SQA Techniques, overview of software configuration management, software configuration items and change control.