Software Engineering (SE346) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Software Engineering SE346 6. Semester 3 1 2 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to introduce computer software and its types, the fundamental concepts of Software Engineering discipline, various software process models, the phased-approach of software development, and activities of each phase, the tools and techniques used in various activities of the phased-approach of software development, software project and configuration management concepts, quality assurance, software engineering economics, and other Software Engineering issues such as ethical and professional issues.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Describe methods for the analysis, design and maintenance of software systems
  • Gain necessary information for the analysis and design of quality software
  • Identify the development life cycle and related process and methods
  • Explain basics of software project management and its main drivers such as cost, schedule, quality and risk
  • Use software metrics to measure software quality and project performance
  • Attain knowledge on the use of CASE tools
Course Content Software project management: metrics, estimation, scheduling, planning; software requirement analysis techniques, software design techniques, software implementation, software quality assurance and testing, software maintenance, software configuration management, risk management in software development projects, recent trends and methods in softwar

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction (Ch.1)
2 Software processes (Ch.2)
3 Agile software development (Ch.3)
4 Requirements engineering (Ch.4)
5 System modeling (Ch.5)
6 Architectural design (Ch.6)
7 Design and implementation (Ch.7)
8 Design and implementation - Continued (Ch.7)
9 Software testing (CH.8)
10 Software evolution (Ch.9)
11 Project management (Ch.22)
12 Project planning (Ch.23)
13 Quality management (Ch.24)
14 Configuration management (Ch.25)

Sources

Course Book 1. Sommerville, I., Software Engineering, Addison-Wesley, 2016 (10th edition)
Other Sources 2. Pressman, R. S. ve Maxim, B. Software Engineering, McGraw Hill, 2014 (8th edition)
3. ISO/IEC TR 19759:2005, Software Engineering - Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK), ANSI, 2007
4. Van Vliet, H., Software Engineering: Principles and Practice, Wiley, 2008 (1st edition)
5. Tsui, F. F., Karam, O., Essentials of Software Engineering, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, 2006 (1st edition)
6. Schach, S. R., Object-oriented and Classical Software Engineering, McGraw Hill, 2010 (8th edition)

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory 1 10
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 4 20
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 35
Toplam 7 95
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 An ability to apply advanced knowledge of computing and/or informatics to solve software engineering problems.
2 Develop solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches.
3 An ability to design, implement and evaluate a software system, component, process or program by using modern techniques and engineering tools required for software engineering practices.
4 An ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements.
5 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.
6 An ability to access information in order to follow recent developments in science and technology and to perform scientific research or implement a project in the software engineering domain.
7 An understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering.
8 Skills in project and risk management, awareness about importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and long-term development, and recognition of international standards of excellence for software engineering practices standards and methodologies.
9 An understanding about the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions.
10 Promote the development, adoption and sustained use of standards of excellence for software engineering practices.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 4 64
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 3 48
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 4 4 16
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 158