10IS51 Software Engineering syllabus for IS


Part A
Unit-1 Overview 6 hours

Introduction: FAQ's about software engineering, Professional and ethical responsibility. Socio-Technical systems: Emergent system properties; Systems engineering; Organizations, people and computer systems; Legacy systems.

Unit-2 Critical Systems, Software Processes 6 hours

Critical Systems: A simple safety- critical system; System dependability; Availability and reliability. Software Processes: Models, Process iteration, Process activities; The Rational Unified Process; Computer Aided Software Engineering.

Unit-3 Requirements 7 hours

Software Requirements: Functional and Non-functional requirements; User requirements; System requirements; Interface specification; The software requirements document. Requirements Engineering Processes: Feasibility studies; Requirements elicitation and analysis; Requirements validation; Requirements management.

Unit-4 System models, Project Management 7 hours

System Models: Context models; Behavioral models; Data models; Object models; Structured methods. Project Management: Management activities; Project planning; Project scheduling; Risk management

Part B
Unit-5 Software Design 7 hours

Architectural Design: Architectural design decisions; System organization; Modular decomposition styles; Control styles. Object-Oriented design: Objects and Object Classes; An Object-Oriented design process; Design evolution.

Unit-6 Development 6 hours

Rapid Software Development: Agile methods; Extreme programming; Rapid application development. Software Evolution: Program evolution dynamics; Software maintenance; Evolution processes; Legacy system evolution.

Unit-7 Verification and Validation 7 hours

Verification and Validation: Planning; Software inspections; Automated static analysis; Verification and formal methods. Software testing: System testing; Component testing; Test case design; Test automation.

Unit-8 Management 6 hours

Managing People: Selecting staff; Motivating people; Managing people; The People Capability Maturity Model. Software Cost Estimation: Productivity; Estimation techniques; Algorithmic cost modeling, Project duration and staffing.

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