COMPUTER SCIENCE

Course Credits: 3 Units

Prerequisites: CMSC 22

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CMSC 128: Software Engineering I

Course Description

This course introduces students to the discipline of web programming including the methods and techniques used in web-based system development.

Course Learning Outcomes

After completion of the course, the student should be able to:

  1. Develop an understanding of project management, software process models and the ability to select the suitable model to use in software development.
  2. Develop an understanding of requirements engineering processes and distinguish between different types of requirements.
  3. Ability to analyze, design and develop system models using object oriented methodology (UML) for software development.
  4. Ability to prepare the software requirements specification document for a software project.
  5. CO5. Demonstrate the ability to research a particular topic and develop it for a specific audience and purpose.
  6. Develop and empower the presentation skills.
  7. Develop teamwork management skills.
Course Outline

UNIT 1. Introduction

  1. Introduction to Software Engineering
  2. Software Engineering Ethics

UNIT 2. Software Processes

  1. Software Process Models
  2. Process Activities
  3. Coping with Change
  4. Rational Unified Process

UNIT 3. Agile Software Development

  1. Agile Methods
  2. Plan-Driven VS Agile Development
  3. Extreme Programming
  4. Agile Project Management
  5. Scaling Agile Methods

UNIT 4. Project Management

  1. Project Management Activities
  2. Risk Management
  3. People Management

UNIT 5. Project Planning

  1. Project Planning
  2. Software Pricing
  3. Plan-Driven VS Agile Planning
  4. Project Scheduling

UNIT 6. Requirements Engineering

  1. System and User Requirements
  2. Functional and Nonfunctional Requirements
  3. Software Requirement Documents
  4. Requirements Specifications
  5. Requirements Engineering Process
  6. Feasibility Studies
  7. Requirements Elicitation and Analysis
  8. Requirements Validation and Management

UNIT 7. System Modeling

  1. Introduction to System Modeling
  2. Unified Modeling Language
  3. Context Models
  4. Interaction Models
  5. Structural Models
  6. Behavioral Models
  7. Model Driven Engineering

UNIT 8. Architectural Design and Design Principles and Patterns

  1. Architectural Design Decisions
  2. Architectural Views
  3. Architectural Patterns
  4. Application Architectures
  5. Object-oriented Design Principles
  6. Creational Design Patterns
  7. Behavioral Design Patterns
  8. Structural Design Patterns