Advanced Software Engineering

Course Contents, Concepts and Issues

Course 177. M2: Software Engineering -

Software Process, Agile Software Development, Requirements Engineering, System Modelling, Architectural Design, Design and Implementation, Software Testing, and Software Evolution

• Introducing Software Engineering
• Software Cost
• Software Products
• Importance of Software Engineering
• Software Process Activities
• General Issues That Affect Most Software
• Software Engineering Diversity
• Application Types
• Software Engineering Fundamentals
• Software Engineering and The Web
• Web Software Engineering
• Software Engineering Ethics
• Issues of Professional Responsibility
• Software Process Models
• Process Activities
• The Rational Unified Process
• Agile Methods
• Plan-Driven and Agile Development
• Extreme Programming
• Agile Project Management
• Scaling Agile Methods
• Functional and Non-Functional Requirements
• The Software Requirements Document
• Requirements Specification
• Requirements Engineering Processes
• Requirements Elicitation and Analysis
• Requirements Validation
• Requirements Management
• Context Models
• Interaction Models
• Structural Models
• Behavioral Models
• Model-Driven Engineering
• Architectural Design Decisions
• Architectural Views
• Architectural Patterns
• Application Architectures
• Object-Oriented Design Using the UML
• Design Patterns
• Implementation Issues
• Open Source Development
• Development Testing
• Test-Driven Development
• Release Testing
• User Testing
• Evolution Processes
• Program Evolution Dynamics
• Software Maintenance
• Legacy System Management

Course 177. M3: Dependability and Security -

Sociotechnical Systems, Dependability and Security, Dependability Engineering, Security Engineering, and Dependability and Security Assurance

• Complex Systems
• Systems Engineering
• Systems Procurement
• System Development
• System Operation
• Dependability Properties
• Availability and Reliability
• Safety
• Security
• Risk-Driven Specification
• Safety Specification
• Security Specification
• Software Reliability Specification
• Redundancy and Diversity
• Dependable Processes
• Dependable Systems Architectures
• Dependable Programming
• Security Engineering and Security Management
• Security Risk Assessment
• Design for Security
• Static Analysis
• Reliability Testing
• Security Testing
• Process Assurance
• Safety and Dependability Cases

Course 177. M4: Advanced Software Engineering -

Software Reuse, Component-based Software Engineering, Distributed Software Engineering, Service Oriented Architecture, Embedded Software, and Aspect-Oriented Software Engineering

• The Reuse Landscape
• Application Frameworks
• Software Product Lines
• COTS Product Reuse
• Components and Component Models
• CBSE Processes
• Component Composition
• Distributed Systems Issues
• Client–Server Computing
• Architectural Patterns for Distributed Systems
• Software as a Service
• Services as Reusable Components
• Service Engineering
• Software Development with Services
• Embedded Systems Design
• Architectural Patterns
• Timing Analysis
• Real-Time Operating Systems
• Aspects, Join Points and Point Cuts
• Software Engineering with Aspects

Course 177.M5: Software Management -

Project Management, Project Planning, Quality Management, Configuration Management and Process Improvement

• Risk Management
• Managing People
• Teamwork
• Software Pricing
• Plan-Driven Development
• Project Scheduling
• Agile Planning
• Estimation Techniques
• Software Quality
• Software Standards
• Reviews and Inspections
• Software Measurement and Metrics
• Change Management
• Version Management
• System Building
• Release Management
• The Process Improvement Process
• Process Measurement
• Process Analysis
• Process Change
• The CMMI Process Improvement Framework