ECTS - Software Measurement
Software Measurement (SE577) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Software Measurement | SE577 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Software Engineering Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Ph.D. |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to introduce foundations of measurement theory, core concepts in measurement process and to equip students with working knowledge on models, measures and practices used in software engineering. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Measurement theory; measure design and validation; measurement requirements; measurement process; techniques and tools for software measurement; measurement frameworks; measurement management; project, organization, product, service and quality measurement; ISO measurement standards; software estimation; software measurement repositories. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Measurement Theory | Abran, Fenton |
| 2 | Measurement Process I | Abran, Fenton |
| 3 | Measurement Process II | Abran, Fenton |
| 4 | Measurement Frameworks | Abran, Fenton, Park |
| 5 | Measurement in an Organization -GQM and ISO 15939 | Abran, Fenton, Park |
| 6 | Process Measurement | Abran, Fenton |
| 7 | Midterm | |
| 8 | Product Measurement | Abran, Fenton |
| 9 | Service Measurement | Abran, Fenton |
| 10 | Quality and Measurement | Abran, Fenton |
| 11 | Measurement for Software Management I | Abran, Fenton, Han |
| 12 | Measurement for Software Management II | Abran, Fenton, Han |
| 13 | Measurement Management | Abran, Fenton, Park |
| 14 | Measurement Repositories | Abran, Fenton, Park |
| 15 | Measurement Tools | Fenton, Park |
| 16 | In-Class Assignments |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. A. Abran, Software metrics and software metrology. New Jersey: IEEE Com-puter Society / Wiley Partnership, 2010. |
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| 2. Fenton, Norman E., and Shari Lawrence Pfleeger. Software metrics: a rigor-ous and practical approach. PWS Publishing Co., 1998. | |
| Other Sources | 3. Kan, Stephen H. Metrics and models in software quality engineering. Addi-son-Wesley Longman Publishing Co., Inc., 2002. |
| 4. Linda M. Laird,M.. Carol Brennan, Software Measurement and Estimation: A Practical Approach, 2006, IEEE | |
| 5. Park, Robert E., Wolfhart B. Goethert, and William A. Florac. Goal-Driven Software Measurement. A Guidebook. No. CMU/SEI-96-HB-002. CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIV PITTSBURGH PA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INST, 1996. | |
| 6. Ebert, Christof, ed. Best Practices in Software Measurement: How to Use Metrics to Improve Project and Process Performance; 37 Tables. Springer, 2005. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 30 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Comprehends the most advanced technology and literature in the field of software engineering research. | X | ||||
| 2 | Gains the ability to conduct world-class research in software engineering and publish scholarly articles in top conferences and journals in the area. | |||||
| 3 | Conducts quantitative and qualitative studies in software engineering. | X | ||||
| 4 | Develops and applies software engineering approaches to acquire the necessary skills to bridge the gap between academia and industry in the field of software engineering and to solve real-world problems. | X | ||||
| 5 | Gains the ability to access the necessary information to follow current developments in science and technology, and to conduct scientific research or develop projects in the field of software engineering. | |||||
| 6 | Gains awareness and a sense of responsibility regarding professional, legal, ethical, and social issues in the field of software engineering. | |||||
| 7 | Acquires project and risk management skills; gains awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development; adapts international excellence standards for software engineering practices and methodologies. | X | ||||
| 8 | Gains awareness of the universal, environmental, social, and legal consequences of software engineering practices when making decisions. | |||||
| 9 | Develops, adopts, and supports the sustainable use of excellence standards for software engineering practices. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 6 | 96 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 219 | ||