CSE322 Software Engineering 3 0 2 4

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Prerequisit CSE101
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Objectives: Develop complex systems (including analysis, design, construction,
maintenance, quality assurance and project management) using the
appropriate theory, principles, tools and processes.
Use appropriate computer science and mathematics principles in the
development of software systems.
Solve problems in a team environment through effective use of written
and oral communication skills.
Have knowledge of current issues presently involved in effectively
performing duties as a software practitioner in an ethical and
professional manner for the benefit of society.
Practice the lifelong learning needed in order to keep current as new
issues emerge.
Develop software in at least one application domain.
Expected Student will be able to
Outcome: The ability to apply software engineering theory, principles, tools and
processes, as well as the theory and principles of computer science and
mathematics, to the development and maintenance of complex software
systems
The ability to design and experiment with software prototypes
The ability to select and use software metrics
The ability to participate productively on software project teams
involving students from both software engineering and other majors
Effective communications skills through oral and written reports and
software documentation evaluated by both peers and faculty
The ability to elicit, analyze and specify software requirements through
a productive working relationship with project stakeholders
Module I Introduction to Software Engineering
Software Components, Software Characteristics, SoftwareCrisis, Software Engineering
Processes, Similarity and Differences from ConventionalEngineering Processes,
Software Quality Attributes. Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Models: Water
Fall Model, Prototype Model, Spiral Model, Evolutionary Development
Models,Iterative Enhancement Models.
Module II Software Requirement Specifications (SRS)
Requirement Engineering Process: Elicitation, Analysis, Documentation, Review
andManagement of User Needs, Feasibility Study, Information Modeling, Data Flow
Diagrams,Entity Relationship Diagrams, Decision Tables, SRS Document, IEEE
Standards for SRS.
Software Quality Assurance (SQA): Verification and Validation, SQA Plans, Software
QualityFrameworks, ISO 9000 Models, SEI-CMM Model.
Module III Software Design
Basic Concept of Software Design, Architectural Design, Low Level Design:
Modularization,Design Structure Charts, Pseudo Codes, Flow Charts, Coupling and
Cohesion Measures, DesignStrategies: Function Oriented Design, Object Oriented
Design, Top-Down and Bottom-UpDesign. Software Measurement and Metrics:
Various Size Oriented Measures: Halestead’sSoftware Science, Function Point (FP)
Based Measures, Cyclomatic Complexity Measures:Control Flow Graphs.
Module IV Software Testing
Testing Objectives, Module Testing, Integration Testing, Acceptance Testing,
Regression Testing,Testing for Functionality and Testing for Performance, Top-Down
and Bottom-Up TestingStrategies: Test Drivers and Test Stubs, Structural Testing
(White Box Testing), FunctionalTesting (Black Box Testing), Test Data Suit
Preparation, Alpha and Beta Testing of Products.Static Testing Strategies: Formal
Technical Reviews (Peer Reviews), Walk Through, CodeInspection, Compliance with
Design and Coding Standards.
Module IV Software Maintenance and Software Project Management
Software as an Evolutionary Entity, Need for Maintenance, Categories of
aintenance:Preventive, Corrective and Perfective Maintenance, Cost of Maintenance,
Software Re-Engineering, Reverse Engineering. Software Configuration Management
Activities, ChangeControl Process, Software Version Control, An Overview of CASE
Tools. Estimation of VariousParameters such as Cost, Efforts, Schedule/Duration,
Constructive Cost Models (COCOMO),Resource Allocation Models, Software Risk
Analysis and Management.
References
1. R. S. Pressman, Software Engineering: A Practitioners Approach, McGraw Hill.
2. Rajib Mall, Fundamentals of Software Engineering, PHI Publication.
3. K. K. Aggarwal and Yogesh Singh, Software Engineering, New Age International
Publishers.
4. Pankaj Jalote, Software Engineering, Wiley
5. Carlo Ghezzi, M. Jarayeri, D. Manodrioli, Fundamentals of Software Engineering, PHI
Publication.
6. Ian Sommerville, Software Engineering, Addison Wesley.
7. Kassem Saleh,”Software Engineering”, Cengage Learning.
8. Pfleeger, Software Engineering, Macmillan Publication.