ECTS - Software Architecture
Software Architecture (SE558) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Architecture | SE558 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 
| Pre-requisite Course(s) | 
|---|
| N/A | 
| Course Language | English | 
|---|---|
| Course Type | Elective Courses | 
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree | 
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face | 
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture. | 
| Course Lecturer(s) |  | 
| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to provide an overview of software design architecture, application, languages for software and critical systems. | 
| Course Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course; 
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| Course Content | Introduction to software architecture; architecture business cycle; creating an architecture; introducing a case study; understanding and achieving quality; design, document and reconstruct software architecture; methods for architecture evaluation; quantitative approach to architecture design decision making; software product lines; middleware, mo | 
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Quality Attributes | Chapter 3 | 
| 2 | Middleware Architectures and Technology | Chapter 4 | 
| 3 | Software Product Lines | Chapter 9 | 
| 4 | Aspect Oriented Architectures | Chapter 10 | 
| 5 | Model-Driven Architecture | Chapter 11 | 
| 6 | Service Oriented Architecture & Technologies | Chapter 12 | 
| 7 | Semantics Web | Chapter 13 | 
| 8 | Software Agents | Chapter 43 | 
| 9 | Applied Architectures and Styles | Software Architecture Foundations, Theory, and Practice by Richard N. Taylor, Nenad Medvidovic, Eric M. Dashofy -Chapter 11 | 
| 10 | Design for Non-Functional Properties | Chapter 12 | 
| 11 | Security and Trust | Chapter 13 | 
| 12 | Architectural Adaptation | Chapter 14 | 
| 13 | Domain-Specific Software Engineering | Chapter 15 | 
| 14 | Standards | Chapter 16 | 
| 15 | Final Examination Period | Review of topics | 
| 16 | Final Examination Period | Review of topics | 
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Essential Software Architecture by Ian Gorton, Springer, 2006 | 
|---|---|
| Other Sources | 2. Software Architecture in Practice, Second Edition, by Bass, Clements and Kazman, Addison-Wesley Publishers, ISBN: 0-321-15495-9, 2007 | 
| 3. Quality Software Project Management by Robert T. Futrell, Donald F. Shafer, and Linda I. Shafer, Prentice Hall, 2002 | |
| 4. Evaluating Software Architecture- Methods and Case Studies, by Paul Clements, Rick Kazman, Mark Klein, ISBN: 020170482X, Addison Wesley, 2007. | |
| 5. Software System Architecture by Nick Rozanski and Eoin Woods, ISBN 0-321-11229-6, Addison Wesley, 2007 | |
| 6. Software Product Line in Action Frank Van der Linden, Klaus Schmid, Eelco Rommes, ISBN 978-3-540-71436-1 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York, 2007 | 
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade | 
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 5 | 
| Laboratory | - | - | 
| Application | - | - | 
| Field Work | - | - | 
| Special Course Internship | - | - | 
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - | 
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 15 | 
| Presentation | - | - | 
| Project | 1 | 20 | 
| Report | - | - | 
| Seminar | - | - | 
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 20 | 
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 | 
| Toplam | 6 | 100 | 
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
|---|---|
| Percentage of Final Work | 100 | 
| Total | 100 | 
Course Category
| Core Courses | X | 
|---|---|
| Major Area Courses | |
| 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 | Gains the ability to apply advanced computing and/or information knowledge in solving software engineering problems. | X | ||||
| 2 | Develops solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches. | X | ||||
| 3 | Gains the ability to design, implement, and evaluate a software system, component, process, or program using modern techniques and engineering tools for software engineering practices. | X | ||||
| 4 | Gains ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements. | X | ||||
| 5 | Gains skills of effective oral and written communication and critical thinking about a wide range of issues arising in the context of working constructively on software projects. | X | ||||
| 6 | Gains the ability to access information to follow current developments in science and technology, conducts scientific research in the field of software engineering, and conducts a project. | X | ||||
| 7 | Acquires an understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering. | X | ||||
| 8 | Acquires project and risk management skills and gains awareness of the importance of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development, as well as international standards and methodologies. | X | ||||
| 9 | Understands the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions. | X | ||||
| 10 | Gains awareness of the development, adoption, and ongoing support for the use of excellence standards in software engineering practices. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 5 | 80 | 
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 20 | 20 | 
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 15 | 30 | 
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 | 
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 30 | 30 | 
| Total Workload | 228 | ||
