ECTS - Large Scale Software Development
Large Scale Software Development (SE453) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Large Scale Software Development | SE453 | 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 | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| 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 involve students in real-life problems and theory of large scale software development and encourage teamwork through real-life projects. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The nature and development lifecycle for large-scale software (LLS) projects, role of the software architect, software architecture and the development process, system context and domain analysis, component design and modeling, subsystem design, transaction and data design, process and deployment design, architecture techniques, applying the viewpo |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Chapter 1 (main text) |
| 2 | Roles of the Software Architect | Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Software Architecture and the Development Process | Chapter 3 |
| 4 | Software Architecture and the Development Process | Chapter 3 |
| 5 | System Overview & UML | Chapter 4,5 |
| 6 | System Context and Domain Analysis | Chapter 6 |
| 7 | Component Design and Modeling | Chapter 7 |
| 8 | Subsystem Design | Chapter 8 |
| 9 | Transaction and Data Design | Chapter 9 |
| 10 | Process and Deployment Design | Chapter 10 |
| 11 | Architecture Techniques | Chapter 11 |
| 12 | Architecture Techniques | Chapter 11 |
| 13 | Applying the Viewpoints | Chapter 12 |
| 14 | Applying the Viewpoints | Chapter 12 |
| 15 | Final Examination Period | Review of topics |
| 16 | Final Examination Period | Review of topics |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Large Scale Software Architecture, A Practical Guide using UML, Jeff Garland & R. Anthony: John Wiley, 2003, ISBN: 0-470-84849-0 |
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| Other Sources | 2. E. Gamma, R. Helm, R. Johnson, and J. Vlissides. Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software. Addison-Wesley, 1995 |
| 3. M. Page-Jones. The practical guide to structured systems design. Yourdon Press Computing Series. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs., N.J, 2nd edition, 1988 | |
| 4. Szabolcs de Gyurky, Mark A. Tarbell. The Cognitive Dynamics of Computer Science: Cost Effective Large Scale Software Development, WileyBlackwell, 2006 | |
| 5. Marc Hamilton. Software Development: Building Reliable Systems, Prentice-Hall, 1999 | |
| 6. Scott W. Ambler. Process Patterns: Building Large-Scale Systems Using Object Technology, Cambridge University Press/SIGS Books, 1998 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 5 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 3 | 30 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 25 |
| Toplam | 7 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 75 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 25 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 |
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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 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 124 | ||